Unraveling the Masculinization of Technology
summary
Tracing computing's gendered history from women as early "computers" to a masculinized industry, it cites 36% peak in 1991 and current company stats like Google 21.4% female and Facebook 15→22%. Notes a 20,000 Google walkout with demands to end forced arbitration, highlights RailsBridge's gains, shows racial gaps that remain, and urges concrete actions: cut biased hiring quizzes, fund organizing, change policies, and build inclusion practices that actually shift who gets hired and promoted.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01Background
- 3:51Gender Diversity
- 4:41The Status Quo
- 5:37Diversity and Tech
- 7:01Gender
- 11:23Single Traits
- 12:03Collective Action
- 13:22Google Response
- 14:07Other Companies
- 15:14Leadership
- 16:40Labor is your lover
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