Women in Tech

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]

This article is about the anthology. For the general topic, see Women in STEM fields.
Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories
AuthorTarah Wheeler Van Vlack
Published2016
PublisherSasquatch Books
Pages272
ISBN978-1-63217-066-8 (Hardcover)
OCLC1066056914

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]

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References
  1. Wheeler is listed as 'Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack' on the first edition and as 'Tarah Wheeler' on the 2017 paperback edition.
  2. "Kickstarter Projects: Women In Tech The Book". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "How This Author Is Leveling The Playing Field For Women In Tech". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "A CEO Explains How Women Can Fix Tech's Gender Problems". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 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 – via EBSCOhost.
  6. "DeCal : A Guide for Women in Tech". www.decal.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  7. Wheeler Van Vlack, Tarah (2017). 여성이 테크분야에서 성공하기 : 출발에서 유리천장을 넘어 / Yeoseong i tekeu bunya eseo seonggong hagi. Translated by Choe, Jongwon; I, Hyeongjin. Human Science(휴먼싸이언스). ISBN 9788993712919.
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