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• Wonder Women of Science

  Twelve Geniuses Who Are Currently Rocking Science, Technology, and the World.

  Fletcher, Tiera, 1995-

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  Using math to fight human trafficking. Designing invisible (and safer) cars. Unlocking climate-change secrets. All of this groundbreaking science, and much more, is happening right now, spearheaded by the diverse female scientists and engineers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Misogynoir Transformed

  Black Women's Digital Resistance

  Bailey, Moya

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  Highlights Black women's digital resistance to anti-Black misogyny on YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, and other platforms.

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  a Novel

  Zevin, Gabrielle

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  Explores the (often toxic) male-dominated video game industry through Sadie Green, a brilliant designer struggling for recognition. The novel highlights gender bias, where women are seen as muses rather than creators, forcing Sadie to work harder to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women Make Film

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  Explores the history of cinema through the lens of female directors. Highlights the need to bridge the gender gap in technical fields, creating a culture of equity and inclusion, and showcasing how women are driving innovation, including in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The New Age of Sexism

  How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny

  Bates, Laura, 1986-

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  Argues that modern technology, specifically AI, the metaverse, and algorithms, is not "neutral," but is actively re-coding and amplifying misogyny, creating a dangerous, hyper-sexualized, and violent digital landscape for women. It focuses on how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leila and the Wolves

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  A pioneering piece of "Third Cinema" that uses innovative, fragmented, and DIY (Do-It-Yourself) filmmaking techniques to document the forgotten role of women in armed resistance, specifically in Lebanon and Palestine. The film highlights how women…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Startup Wife

  a Novel

  Anam, Tahmima, 1975-

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  Satirizing sexism, the "bro culture" of startup incubators, and the marginalization of female innovators. The protagonist, Asha Ray, a brilliant scientist, creates the core algorithm for a new social platform, but watches her husband take credit and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Einstein

  A Novel

  Benedict, Marie,

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  A work of historical fiction that explores the life of Mileva Marić, the first wife of Albert Einstein, focusing on her potential, uncredited role as a physicist and mathematician in the development of groundbreaking theories.

• Lady Tan's Circle of Women

  a Novel

  See, Lisa

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  Explores how a 15th-century female physician breaks through rigid patriarchal restrictions by creating a support network of women, echoing modern efforts to increase women's representation in male-dominated fields like technology. The novel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Watermelon Woman

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  The first feature film directed by an openly Black lesbian, The Watermelon Woman explores how Black queer women use media technology to take control of their own narratives, which have been historically excluded from official archives.

• The Exceptions

  Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

  Zernike, Kate,

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  The remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. - WeAreTechWomen

• Glitch Feminism

  A Manifesto

  Russell, Legacy

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  Proposes using digital "glitches" -- errors, malfunctions, and in this case, purposeful acts of refusal -- to disrupt patriarchal, heteronormative, and binary gender systems in technology. It argues that for women and queer, non-white, or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Writing Hawa

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  Documents the efforts of Afghan filmmaker Najiba Noori's mother, Hawa, to break free from patriarchal restrictions in Afghanistan by pursuing literacy and starting a textile business.

• Uncanny Valley

  a Memoir

  Wiener, Anna, 1987-

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  A firsthand memoir of a woman navigating the male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley during the 2010s tech boom.

• The Lion Women of Tehran

  Kamali, Marjan

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  Centers on the lifelong friendship of Homa and Ellie, navigating Iranian societal, political, and gender constraints across three decades, highlighting women's struggle for education, autonomy, and rights. Focuses on the "human technology" of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Technically Wrong

  Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech

  Wachter-Boettcher, Sara

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  Makes the argument that inequality and discrimination are commonplace in the tech industry, where tech companies are obsessed with youth and favor the hiring of male applicants in their twenties. - Geneva Business School

• Finding Vivian Maier

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  Chronicles the discovery of a nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photos, highlights how modern technology has enabled the posthumous, rapid recognition of a female photographer who worked without the institutional support traditionally available…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rose Code

  a Novel

  Quinn, Kate

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  Historical fiction novel that highlights the crucial, largely unsung role women played in technology and intelligence gathering during World War II at Bletchley Park, Britain's secret codebreaking center. The novel focuses on three female…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Code Breakers

  Women Who Shaped the Digital World

  Sinclair, Clara J.

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  Unveils the lives and groundbreaking achievements of the icons in technology who defied odds and shattered stereotypes.

• Neptune Frost

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  Explores the intersection of women and technology by centering on a queer, African-led hacking collective that uses discarded, recycled technology to stage an anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and pro-feminist revolution.