Sara Wachter-Boettcher

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Sara Wachter-Boettcher is an author, consultant and speaker. [1] She is the author of Technically Wrong [2] and Content Everywhere and the co-author, with Eric Meyer, of Design for Real Life. [3] Her book Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech was recommended by Wired magazine as one of the best tech books in 2017 [4] and by Fast Company as one of the best business and leadership books in 2017. [5]

She has written for various newspapers and magazines, including Slate [6] and The Guardian . [7] [8] [9]

Wachter-Boettcher is considered an expert on FemTech and the lack of diversity in technology in general. [10] [11] [12] Her works have also received attention in academic literature on technology and algorithms. [13] [14] [15]

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  1. ↑ "Sara Wachter-Boettcher". Sara Wachter-Boettcher. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. ↑ Wachter-Boettcher, Sara (2017). Technically wrong : sexist apps, biased algorithms, and other threats of toxic tech (First ed.). New York, NY. ISBN   9780393634631. OCLC   993134234.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Meyer, Eric A.; Wachter-Boettcher, Sara (2016). Design for real life. New York. ISBN   9781937557409. OCLC   946884891.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "The Top Tech Books of 2017: Part I". Wired. 2017-12-27. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. ↑ Horton, Anisa Purbasari (2017-12-20). "The Best Business And Leadership Books Of 2017". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ↑ Wachter-Boettcher, Sara (2017-11-14). "Technology Should Stop Catering to the "Average" User. We're All Edge Cases". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. ↑ Wachter-Boettcher, Sara (2017-11-18). "How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. ↑ Kuchler, Hannah (2018-03-09). "Tech's sexist algorithms and how to fix them". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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  12. ↑ "'Toxic tech': How Silicon Valley's lack of diversity leaks into its products". WTOP. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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