It’s not enough to just get by. This is a book about taking names and kicking ass. Don’t be content with mere survival, which is itself an example of bias, but read this book, practice the techniques, and be the change that is needed in the tech industry. Learn to thrive and triumph, and build a satisfying career, making no apologies for your ambition and success.Women can thrive and triumph in technology careers by recognizing gender bias, and adapting to and educating their colleagues to promote more profitable IT work environments in which all genders can succeed. This book describes the many challenges that women face in technology fields and how to inoculate against them. Small, positive changes can be like a vaccine, building immunity and creating herd immunity through increased representation of and exposure to successful role models.The book discusses differences in culture, conscious and unconscious bias, discomfort with women’s ambition, and many other such issues that women are confronted with in male-dominated settings. Practical advice is given around hiring practices, salary negotiations, barriers to collaboration, and especially to mentoring and sponsorship. Women are statistically often either alone in an IT group or department, or they are a small percentage of the whole. This book explains the importance of networking and support, and how an effective mentor or sponsor can make a difference in one’s career prospects. Once having achieved a level of success, the book encourages you to “pay it forward” by mentoring and sponsoring others. Women in any area of technology with a desire to make and lead positive change by eliminating conscious and unconscious bias along with strategically confronting the many issues facing women in a field dominated by cultural bias. The book appeals to those just starting a career through to seasoned professionals, and even to those entering the management tier. This book also welcomes men with a desire to grow in their understanding and eliminate bias in the world around them. weiterlesen