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The Women of Microsoft
- Author
- Izabela Duiwe
- Narrator
- Andrea Emmes
- Publisher
- Ascent Audio
- Publish Date
- 28 October 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The authors share personal stories and insights that offer a window into real-world tech leadership and that help demonstrate how to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of female tech success. They encourage listeners to craft their own compelling narratives, unbound by the limitations that may have prevented women from previous generations from achieving their full potential.
The Women of Microsoft also includes:
● Examples and case studies of impactful women currently serving as exemplars for future generations
● Celebrations of women's roles in innovation and the integral part that women tech professionals have played in shaping technology
● Concrete, proven advice for navigating the challenges awaiting contemporary women tech leaders
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Details
- Author
- Izabela Duiwe
- Narrator
- Andrea Emmes
- Duration
- 8 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9781663755582
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ascent Audio
- Genre
- Management: leadership and motivation, Business and Management, Gender studies: women and girls
Synopsis
In The Women of Microsoft: Empowering Stories from the Minds that Coded the World, a team of renowned digital storytellers recounts many of the fascinating journeys taken by the women who have shaped, guided, and led Microsoft over the last five decades. The book pays homage to the highs and lows, joys and sorrows, and opportunities and challenges of the women who have set out to make a difference in tech.The authors share personal stories and insights that offer a window into real-world tech leadership and that help demonstrate how to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of female tech success. They encourage listeners to craft their own compelling narratives, unbound by the limitations that may have prevented women from previous generations from achieving their full potential.The Women of Microsoft also includes:● Examples and case studies of impactful women currently serving as exemplars for future generations ● Celebrations of women's roles in innovation and the integral part that women tech professionals have played in shaping technology● Concrete, proven advice for navigating the challenges awaiting contemporary women tech leaders
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