A Word: Tech’s Race Reckoning

Silicon Valley is a place where big ideas are transformed into
thriving businesses and multi-billion dollar fortunes. But it has
also built a reputation for being a boys club, with limited
opportunities, harassment, and sometimes open hostility to women in
its workforce. Women of color remain severely underrepresented in
the world of Big Tech, with just an estimated 3% of industry jobs
held by Black women. So what’s the path ahead for African Americans
in Big Tech, and is the prize worth the fight? On today’s episode
of A Word, Jason Johnson discusses the issue with Bari Williams.
She’s a lawyer, a tech entrepreneur, and the author of Seen
Yet Unseen: A Black Woman Crashes The Tech Fraternity.  Guest:
Bari Williams, attorney and author of Seen Yet Unseen: A Black
Woman Crashes The Tech Fraternity Podcast production by Kristie
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