Why Women in Tech Must Rebel | Brenda Darden Wilkerson, AnitaB.Org The Sonya Barlow Show | Technology, Business and Trends
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Sonya Barlow interviews Brenda Darden Wilkerson, CEO of AnitaB.Org, on all things technology, women in technology and leadership. Learn how women of colour can enter technology and thrive as women in tech when women need to stop asking for pay raises and why rebellion is required if the technology change is to occur. This 20-minute conversation is a must-watch for all women in the technology sector who dream of becoming role models, leaders and mentors.
Video Chapters - Key Moments
01:20 - Introduction Brenda & AnitaB.Org
02:50 - Why is technology important?
03:14 - Do we need more women in tech?
04:25 - The Diversity & Inclusion Pushback
04:41 - Regression in the progression
07:30 - What skills do you need in technology?
08:30 - When do women stop being paid?
10:00 - Why education is key to changing the system
10:20 - Boys versus Girls
11:40 - Professional leadership programmes for Women
12:00 - It's a 25 hour day challenge
13:40 - Being your unapologetic self
14:00 - Conforming in the working space
14:30 - How to be taken more professionally
15:00 - The changes women need to make
16:00 - Dressing for success
16:40 - Choose your fight and your warrior
18:00 - Creating change through conversation
18:20 - 1 piece of career advice
This video was filmed at Web Summit Qatar, where Sonya Barlow was hosting several panels and Brenda was taking to the stage. @WebSummitQatar @websummit
You can connect with Sonya on
Linkedin - / sonyabarlow
Instagram - / sonyabarlowuk
You can connect with Brenda on Linkedin - / brenda-darden-wilkerson
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Sonya Barlow interviews Brenda Darden Wilkerson, CEO of AnitaB.Org, on all things technology, women in technology and leadership. Learn how women of colour can enter technology and thrive as women in tech when women need to stop asking for pay raises and why rebellion is required if the technology change is to occur. This 20-minute conversation is a must-watch for all women in the technology sector who dream of becoming role models, leaders and mentors.
Video Chapters - Key Moments
01:20 - Introduction Brenda & AnitaB.Org
02:50 - Why is technology important?
03:14 - Do we need more women in tech?
04:25 - The Diversity & Inclusion Pushback
04:41 - Regression in the progression
07:30 - What skills do you need in technology?
08:30 - When do women stop being paid?
10:00 - Why education is key to changing the system
10:20 - Boys versus Girls
11:40 - Professional leadership programmes for Women
12:00 - It's a 25 hour day challenge
13:40 - Being your unapologetic self
14:00 - Conforming in the working space
14:30 - How to be taken more professionally
15:00 - The changes women need to make
16:00 - Dressing for success
16:40 - Choose your fight and your warrior
18:00 - Creating change through conversation
18:20 - 1 piece of career advice
This video was filmed at Web Summit Qatar, where Sonya Barlow was hosting several panels and Brenda was taking to the stage. @WebSummitQatar @websummit
You can connect with Sonya on
Linkedin - / sonyabarlow
Instagram - / sonyabarlowuk
You can connect with Brenda on Linkedin - / brenda-darden-wilkerson
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Women in technology, technology, how to become a woman in tech, the challenges for women in technology, technology,future technology,tech,explore technology, women in tech, technology, women in business, websummit qatar, anitaborg, sonya barlow,
Brenda Darden Wilkerson, black women in technology, black women, tech women, travel tech
19 min