Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories | |
Author: | Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack |
Published: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Sasquatch Books |
Pages: | 272 |
Isbn: | 978-1-63217-066-8 |
Isbn Note: | (Hardcover) |
Oclc: | 1066056914 |
Women In Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories is a 2016 professional career guide written by Tarah Wheeler[1] and published by Sasquatch Books. The book began as a Kickstarter project, with 772 backers and $32,226 in funding.[2]
The book includes advice for women in developing career skills such as salary negotiation, networking, and finding work–life balance,[3] as well as personal stories from female tech professionals.[4]
Library Journal called Women in Tech "The essential handbook for women in technology -- engaging, practical, and inspirational."[5]
In the fall of 2016 the University of California, Berkeley taught a class on Wheeler's book and the necessities for overcoming barriers to entry in the technology industry and the requirements for success as a woman trying to enter the field.[6]
Women in Tech has been translated into Korean.[7]