This was not for me. I definitely identify as a geek girl as I'm currently studying computer science and I'm seeing myself taking up a career somewhere in the field. I was hoping to get some motivation and maybe some insight how other geek girls are navigating the geek world. So I was definitely looking for something positive.
The description gives insight into the fact that the book goes over the problems that are apparent in the industry and I was thinking I'd be interested to read about it. But I found this to be written in a really negative way more of a crime scene analysis than a memoir of really cool strong women who show the way to make this a really cool industry where women are welcome.
So what did I like:
The stories: The author (or her team) interviewed a bunch of women in the industry and collected their stories. I think it's really nice that you get to read up on what they were thinking.
The attempt: I like the idea of a book about women in tech and I think women should support each other especially when they're the minority.

What I didn't like:
The negative tone: It's good to share frustrations with equality but I think it would help more if instead of focusing on all the things wrong we would find some solutions. Show the tech industry that women are awesome geeks too ;).
The dissection of a minority into more minorities: The author investigated how many women are in the industry and how many of them are white, latinx, black, asian, other and then from that data and experiences she derived issues that seem to be prevalent. I think she's splitting hairs there. Yes, I agree if there are problems with race in the industry we should talk about them, but I doubt the data is significantly large to actually make any relevant judgements.

So to sum it up: I wish this would've been a different book. A book where, as the photo on the cover suggests (to me9, we geek girls draw some inspiration from and we would jump in excitement because we feel lifted up, inspired and excited to get our careers to the next level.
But this is not, this is a cold crime investigation of what's wrong with the industry and I didn't find anything useful to me in it.

Note: after I noticed that the book was not what I expected it to be I started skimming the book and I didn't read everything. So I might've missed something.

I had a little difficulty getting into this book. It’s been awhile since I’ve read academic-type papers and such, so my brain had to change gears. But once I did, I found myself enjoying all of the information. This is an interesting topic and one that definitely deserves attention.

Interesting but not really my cup of tea. Well written I just personally couldn’t get into the story. Predictable and honestly it was a struggle to keep my interest. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

In a field that was brought about by females (data entry and mathematics combined, starting with Augusta Ada Byron), and is now dominated by men, this book gives a well researched and documented peek behind the curtain of the companies that started in Silicon Valley. I was intrigued to learn about the Geek Girl Dinners, but this book just used that as a starting point to a much more important topic, which is "what it is like to work as a technically skilled woman in Silicon Valley", and this book does just that. I knew the field was dominated by White men, with Asians quickly following behind, and leaving Black women trailing by the largest margin. What I didn't know, and learned about here, is that there is a very large Indian sector as well as a caste system involved from that area, which was eye opening. I also didn't realize just how hard it was to enter into this field, as it's not based on WHAT you know, but WHO you know, which seems utterly unfair, and yet this biased system in companies is what is leading us tech consumers, whether we understand it or not, as we utilize all kinds of technology available to us. What I really liked about this book is the human side, all the research provided and the real life stories of individuals within the system on all sides of the equation. We still have a LOT more to improve on, and the more we know, the more we can grow in our pursuit of equality in all areas of our lives.
*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is my own opinion*

I love the ideas in this book. However, the writing is extremely academic and challenging to read (more akin to a research paper). Rating this book was a challenge due to that disparity. The idea and importance are easily 5-star! However, while I found myself writing and journaling and thinking a lot in response, I was also skimming through sections instead of reading cover to cover like I normally would.

As a white female engineer, I identified with some parts of this book and learned a ton from other parts of it. This book is an investigation into intersectional sexism and racism in Silicon Valley. Written from a very academic standpoint, the book relies on a combination of news articles, court cases, research studies, and first-person accounts obtained through blogs and interviews.

My main takeaway is that we have a very long way to go in the tech industry. Feminism has made some headway combatting sexism, but we are behind on an intersectional approach. Institutionalized racism is still very real, and has not magically disappeared in the "you can be anything you want" gig/tech economy.