Nevertheless, She Persisted by Pratima Rao Gluckman

Jennifer Anderson, Engineering Leadership at Uber on how to be a gentle, thoughtful, and effective leader when you don’t possess the personality traits that are valued in the world of tech such as assertiveness and aggressiveness.Īlaina Percival, CEO of Women Who Code on why the curriculum in secondary schools and colleges needs to be changed to encourage women to study math and science. Telle Whitney, Former CEO & President the Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology on why she co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.Īnnabel Liu, former Vice President of Engineering at LinkedIn who urges women to manage their reputation and communicate their achievements, knowledge, and passion.

Some of the highly successful women we meet include: These stories and more inspired Gluckman to write Nevertheless, She Persisted: True Stories of Women Leaders in Tech (Friesen Press, May 20, 2018) for which she interviewed nineteen female executives about their encounters with bias, their influences and inspirations, and their strategies for success. Nevertheless, some high-performing women persist and succeed as leaders in tech despite the gender biases pitted against them. Pratima Rao Gluckman-a female leader in tech herself-embarked on a project to collect stories of the leadership journeys of such women. Nevertheless, many high-performing women persist and succeed as leaders despite the gender biases pitted against them. With humor paired with inspirational storytelling and prescient advice, Pratima Gluckman clearly explains proven strategies to achieve career success. From the cultural belief that Computer Science is a “subject for boys,” to the assumptions and discrimination women experience in the field, it can be challenging for women at every stage of their careers to thrive in tech. Pratima Gluckman elaborates on the themes in her book Nevertheless She Persisted: True Stories of Women Leaders in Tech. It’s common knowledge that the technical world is male-dominated. By telling the stories of courageous, successful women who work in high tech, Pratima Rao Gluckman validates the essential role of the woman in Silicon Valley in a memorable and very relevant way.

Nevertheless, She Persisted by Pratima Rao Gluckman