YouTube CEO’s disappointing response to lack of women in tech completely missed the point

The lack of diversity in tech isn’t a new issue, and yet top leaders in Silicon Valley still struggle to talk about it. 

The latest stumble comes from YouTube CEO Susan Wojicicki speaking with MSNBC’s Ari Melber and Recode’s Kara Swisher at the media companies’ first town hall titled “Revolution: Google and YouTube Changing the World,” which aired Sunday. 

According to Wojicicki, one reason for the lack of women in tech is its reputation for being a “very geeky male industry.”  

Ouch. 

That kind of statement makes it seem like Wojicicki has forgotten about the diverse and minority perspectives that are fighting for representation in the industry. For instance, with the #IlLookLikeAnEngineer campaign, engineer Isis Wenger wrote about the sexism she faced working in tech and inspired a movement of women shutting down stereotypes.  Read more…

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