Maybe each of those women isn’t ‘part of the problem’ so much as constrained by external forces. How many female interviewees are left on the cutting room floor

Maybe each of those women isn’t ‘part of the problem’ so much as constrained by external forces. How many female interviewees are left on the cutting room floor? How many female contributors’ stories are denied for not having mass appeal? If Ira and the other senior leaders set the example that a successful story features mainly men, then his staff will follow that lead. I can’t count the number of times my male bosses have told me that I need to act like a (white) male in order to get ahead. If I play by their rules, am I part of the problem, or am I the rare woman who’s successful in tech? Sometimes it’s about fighting for change when and where you can, and about playing the long game in cases where you can’t make a difference.