A review by amyvl93
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang

informative medium-paced

3.5

I started listening to Brotopia is weirdly prescient times. Whilst this book was written in 2018 which is basically 100 years in tech terms, the rise of the 'boys club' that Chang explores her has only gotten both worse and also even more powerful than they were in the pages of this book.

Brotopia explores how tech offered a golden opportunity to tear up the old fashioned rule book of corporate America only to end up entrenching the old rule book of harrassment and repeatedly hiring people who reminded the (male) cofounders of themselves. I will say there is not a lot of new new information in here, which may well be a result of this being written seven years ago. and much of this having been discussed many time since. Chang is a compelling writer and has had access to many of the key Silicon Valley players who often seem oblivious to the impact of their actions.

Not a perfect book, but definitely an interesting insight into the early days of tech.


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