February 06, 2015

56: Lovely Platitudes Don't Help Me

1 hour 13 minutes

Brianna Wu is the CEO of GSX and is one of the women behind Revolution 60. Join us as we talk about gender imbalance in Engineering and Technology, and how we can help bring balance to the force.
With Brianna Wu and John Chidgey.

Briannas Other Podcasts:

“Isometric” (5by5.tv/isometric)

Rocket

Debug 44: Brianna Wu, Amanda Warner and Revolution 60

Related Links:

History of Feminism

Women’s suffrage in the United States

Women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom

Gender Equality Issues in Nursing Careers

Gender Equality in a Female Dominated Work Field

Gender pay gap in Australia

Male/Female income disparity in the United States

The Gamergate Controversy

Sexual Harassment

Brianna’s Wikipedia Page

No skin thick enough: The daily harassment of women in the game industry

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