Why the Face of Tech Remains Stubbornly Male
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Research-backed account showing why women stall in tech: degrees don’t translate to leadership, lifetime gap ~ $700,000 less for women with a bachelor, 49% of public IT firms have no women on their boards, and 73% of women report feeling like outsiders (Catalyst). Cited methods include randomized resume experiments (Yale, Stanford), industry surveys, the Athena project and McKinsey analyses revealing men promoted for potential while women are promoted for performance and often get no second chances after visible risk-taking.
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- 0:00Introduction by Ros Barnett
- 1:48Media narrative vs reality
- 3:15Women in universities vs workplace
- 5:27Women in high-tech boards
- 6:33Feeling like an outsider
- 7:56Women in Silicon Valley leadership
- 8:59Men promoted on potential women on performance
- 10:50No credit where credit is due
- 12:16Competence versus likability
- 14:30No second chances in tech
- 15:54Negotiation penalties for women
- 18:49Silence is golden for women
- 20:36Rose-colored glasses syndrome
- 23:43Self-promotion risks for women
- 26:33Women can't win alone
- 27:37Q&A begins
- 30:34Quotas and unconscious bias
- 32:00Women in venture capital
- 34:29Actionable corporate solutions
- 36:32Daily workplace discrimination
- 37:56Male stereotype advantages
- 39:46Mentoring vs sponsorship
- 41:56Gender bias in creative fields
- 43:01Teaching kids gender equality
- 45:07Media and gender stereotypes
- 47:14Encouraging girls in tech
- 48:20Early gender competitiveness
- 50:25Beyond gender labels
- 51:50Hardwired gender behavior?
- 55:03Addressing resistant mindsets
- 56:29Sports culture and aggression
- 59:20Gendered toy marketing
- 1:01:00Closing remarks and book promotion
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