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Sara Wachter-Boettcher is an author, consultant and speaker. She is the author of Technically Wrong and Content Everywhere and the co-author, with Eric Meyer, of Design for Real Life. 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 and by Fast Company as one of the best business and leadership books in 2017.

She has written for various newspapers and magazines, including Slate and The Guardian.

Wachter-Boettcher is considered an expert on FemTech and the lack of diversity in technology in general. Her works have also received attention in academic literature on technology and algorithms.

References

  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.
  9. Hoffmann, Anna Lauren (2017-10-17). "Biased tech design prompts a writer to call for resistance". Books, Et Al. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  10. Tiffany, Kaitlyn (2018-11-13). "Who are period-tracking apps really built for?". Vox. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  11. Sankaran, Vishwam (2018-11-27). "Google disables some Gmail smart suggestions because it can't fix AI gender bias". The Next Web. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  12. "'Toxic tech': How Silicon Valley's lack of diversity leaks into its products". WTOP. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  13. Zambonelli, Franco; Salim, Flora; Loke, Seng W.; De Meuter, Wolfgang; Kanhere, Salil (June 2018). "Algorithmic Governance in Smart Cities: The Conundrum and the Potential of Pervasive Computing Solutions". IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. 37 (2): 80–87. doi:10.1109/MTS.2018.2826080. hdl:11380/1167772. ISSN 0278-0097. S2CID 46937194.
  14. Jandrić, Petar; Ryberg, Thomas; Knox, Jeremy; Lacković, Nataša; Hayes, Sarah; Suoranta, Juha; Smith, Mark; Steketee, Anne; Peters, Michael (2018-10-27). "Postdigital Dialogue" (PDF). Postdigital Science and Education. 1: 163–189. doi:10.1007/s42438-018-0011-x. ISSN 2524-485X.
  15. Pleasants, Jacob; Olson, Joanne K. (January 2019). "What is engineering? Elaborating the nature of engineering for K-12 education: PLEASANTS and OLSON". Science Education. 103 (1): 145–166. doi:10.1002/sce.21483.


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