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"Excellent." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Brotopia is more than a business book. Silicon Valley holds extraordinary power over our present lives as well as whatever utopia (or nightmare) might come next." --New York Times

Silicon Valley is a modern utopia where anyone can change the world. Unless you're a woman.

For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasyland of unicorns, virtual reality rainbows, and 3D-printed lollipops, where millions of dollars grow on trees. It's a "Brotopia," where men hold all the cards and make all the rules. Vastly outnumbered, women face toxic workplaces rife with discrimination and sexual harassment, where investors take meetings in hot tubs and network at sex parties.

In this powerful exposé, Bloomberg TV journalist Emily Chang reveals how Silicon Valley got so sexist despite its utopian ideals, why bro culture endures despite decades of companies claiming the moral high ground (Don't Be Evil! Connect the World!)--and how women are finally starting to speak out and fight back.

Drawing on her deep network of Silicon Valley insiders, Chang opens the boardroom doors of male-dominated venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins, the subject of Ellen Pao's high-profile gender discrimination lawsuit, and Sequoia, where a partner once famously said they "won't lower their standards" just to hire women. Interviews with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and former Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer--who got their start at Google, where just one in five engineers is a woman--reveal just how hard it is to crack the Silicon Ceiling. And Chang shows how women such as former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, entrepreneur Niniane Wang, and game developer Brianna Wu, have risked their careers and sometimes their lives to pave a way for other women.

Silicon Valley's aggressive, misogynistic, work-at-all costs culture has shut women out of the greatest wealth creation in the history of the world. It's time to break up the boys' club. Emily Chang shows us how to fix this toxic culture--to bring down Brotopia, once and for all.

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File Size: 1277 KB
Print Length: 335 pages
Publisher: Portfolio (February 6, 2018)
Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B074LQKJJC
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other than the fact that it is simply a great read. The tech industry pretty much runs a ...

February 19, 2018

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There are so many reasons to read this book, other than the fact that it is simply a great read. The tech industry pretty much runs a huge chunk of our lives. Just as in medicine, law and every other profession under the sun, having both women and men on board makes a difference... and all for the better. Emily Chang looks at the psychological reasons why men dominate the tech industry in her book and traces the problem back to the very beginning...even mentioning the 19th century British mathematician, Ada Lovelace, who was the first o recognize that the computer could do so much more than merely calculate figures. I highly recommend the reading of the this very important work. It's definitely not just for people in the tech industry.

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March 17, 2018

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I learned a lot from this book. Incredibly thoughtful, fact-based, and with a strong narrative. This book showed me how under and uninformed I am, even as a male feminist. I came away as a more informed and motivated advocate. There is real work to do for us, especially men, to create a more inclusive and empowering environment for women. I especially loved the discussion of how products, solutions, and organizations are better with women on the team (especially leadership). The closing list of immediate actions helps create a call to action as well. Overall, the book makes a compelling case as to why more women in tech is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do.

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D. Christofferson

The truth of the tech industry &Silicon Valley -what this book is about. Much more tha sex orgies, but sad truth for women

July 8, 2018

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I read it because of the Vanity Fair article about sex parties in Silicon Valley and I worked for a Silicon Valley company that really shaped me. I will never think the same about the Burning Man again--and I never went. The story was some more than sex orgies by the men of Silicon Valley with the young hot good looking women. It left me sad too. Systemic devaluing and lack of opportunity for women in the Silicon Valley because of the brother club at the highest levels in most of the companies. Instead of leading, Silicon Valley leads all right. With all the stuff we read in the media about women, men, lack of hiring of women, and everything around it, this book spells it out pretty well.

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Excellent contribution to the conversation on gender in Silicon Valley

February 17, 2018

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A thoughtful, important, and incredibly timely book. I loved how the author took on the issue of gender in Silicon Valley from so many different angles - from the history of women in computing to female entrepreneurs to VCs/fundraising and culture issues. It made for a fast and fun read while at the same time being informative and grounded in diligent research and reporting. Ms Chang's background as a journalist shines in her ability to tell sides of this story never shared before and elevating new voices and perspectives. This is a nuanced issue without one single cause or solution, and Brotopia is a critical contribution to the conversation on how Silicon Valley can be a more inclusive place and truly live up to its egalitarian ideals.

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February 24, 2018

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Very well written, and very disturbing. This culture must be un-learned and hopefully remembered just as the dark side of tech. I would highly recommend as required reading in STEM courses.

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An eye opener indeed

April 17, 2018

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I have spent 26 years building my career while building companies and work force in the Silicon Valley. I grew up in India in before I came here. I just wished I would have read a book like this 30 years back.

Thanks Ms Chang for writing this book. It was an education and inspiration.

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June 13, 2018

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Must read for anyone working in or adjacent to tech. Not because it’s shocking, because it isn’t if you’ve been paying attention, but because it is so well documented and laid out here, for the world to read. What an incredible loss to the world as a whole, to not support and encourage more women in tech. Big yes to this book.

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Well worth the read.

March 26, 2018

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Highly recommend you take the time to read this to understand the history of how tech became a male-dominated culture - hint: it isn’t “natural”, but was s consequence of deliberate actions - and the consequences of that male-domination for the industry and the world.

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