Women in Tech explained

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]

Reception and Impact

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]

Notes and References

  1. [Tarah Wheeler|Wheeler]
  2. News: Kickstarter Projects: Women In Tech The Book . July 24, 2016.
  3. News: How This Author Is Leveling The Playing Field For Women In Tech . July 24, 2016.
  4. News: A CEO Explains How Women Can Fix Tech's Gender Problems. Seattle Weekly . January 29, 2018.
  5. Scott. Jane. 2016. Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories. Library Journal. 141. 6. 104–105. subscription . EBSCOhost.
  6. Web site: DeCal : A Guide for Women in Tech. www.decal.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026122407/http://www.decal.org/4214. en. October 2, 2017. October 26, 2016.
  7. Book: Wheeler Van Vlack . Tarah . 여성이 테크분야에서 성공하기 : 출발에서 유리천장을 넘어 / Yeoseong i tekeu bunya eseo seonggong hagi. . Choe . Jongwon . I. Hyeongjin . 2017 . Human Science(휴먼싸이언스) . 9788993712919.