“There’s a clear bias — some people have said this to my face — [that] it’s not possible there’s a woman, a black woman in particular, who could possibly do any of this technical work and do it well” according to   Shireen Mitchell, the founder of Digital Sisters.

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Read more in the article entitled “For minorities in tech, workplace discrimination begins before they even arrive”, by Melanie Ehrenkranz

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Article: “Black Women and the Burden of Success: How to Get Around ‘Black Tax’ and Protect Your Emotional Health at Work“, by Tamara E. Holmes. Essence.com