Seen yet unseen : a black woman crashes the tech fraternity
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Published
Ashland, Oregon : Blackstone Publishing, [2024].
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm
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Okemos - New Books
338.476 Williams
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338.476 Williams
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Published
Ashland, Oregon : Blackstone Publishing, [2024].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-281).
Description
Part memoir, part searing revelation, Seen Yet Unseen takes readers behind the scenes of some of the world's biggest tech companies and exposes the way their exclusion of and, at times, hostility toward Black women have lasting impacts on the technology we use every day. Over the years the products of big tech companies and Silicon Valley have become indispensable to our lives. They impact the way we socialize, make purchases, and even our medical decisions. But what happens when a major segment of the population—in this case Black women—isn't included in these companies? For over a decade, Bärí A. Williams has worked to carve a space for herself as a Black woman in the incredibly white male sphere of major tech companies, eventually becoming a lead counsel at Facebook and architect of their supplier diversity program. However, she also experienced the peculiar feeling familiar to Black women in the workforce: being both unseen and too seen. In raw and personal stories, Williams recounts balancing on glass cliffs while battling the burnout that so often forces Black women out of these companies, and how the industry's lack—and loss—of Black women not only harms the businesses themselves but has troubling ramifications for their products, particularly as the promises of AI and the Metaverse loom large.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, B. A. (2024). Seen yet unseen: a black woman crashes the tech fraternity . Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Bärí A. 2024. Seen yet Unseen: A Black Woman Crashes the Tech Fraternity. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Bärí A. Seen yet Unseen: A Black Woman Crashes the Tech Fraternity Blackstone Publishing, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Bärí A. Seen yet Unseen: A Black Woman Crashes the Tech Fraternity Blackstone Publishing, 2024.
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