WE'VE BEEN ON MUTE LONG ENOUGH
You’re On Mute: 13 Lessons for Women Frustrated with the Tech Sector is a collection of unapologetic voices demanding a new future for tech.Â
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You’re On Mute: 13 Lessons for Women Frustrated with the Tech Sector is a bold anthology by women in tech, sharing unapologetic stories of resilience, exclusion, and transformation. From global leaders to grassroots innovators, these chapters are lessons and rallying cries that challenge the systems holding us back and imagine a more inclusive future. In a moment where AI is reshaping everything, this book reminds us that real change won’t come from technology alone, but from community, care, and collective action.Â
Who This Book Is ForÂ
This book is for every woman or gender-diverse person who has ever sat in a meeting, a classroom, or an interview and asked:Â
- Is it just me?Â
- Why isn’t this working the way it’s supposed to?
- Do I have to leave to find peace?Â
- How do I advance — or even survive — in an industry that wasn’t designed for me?Â
Whether you’re at the start of your career or decades in, this book offers camaraderie, clarity, and courage to keep going.Â
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Nimisha Morkonda Gnanasekaran
Director of Data Science & Advanced Analytics, Western Digital
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Why This Book Matters
You’re On Mute doesn’t offer quick fixes. It offers something more powerful: truth.
Readers will come away with:
- Validation that frustrations are real — and widely shared
- Context that connects personal struggles to larger systemic forces
- Strategies to navigate power structures with greater agency
- Community through stories that say: you were never supposed to do this alone
- A roadmap forward built on collective care, not individual hustle
 This is a book about refusing silence. About rewriting the rules. About building a tech industry that includes all of us.
 Meet the Editors
Marie Wiese
Marie Wiese has worked in tech for over three decades. As the founder of Marketing Copilot and creator of the Women Talk Tech podcast, she has dedicated her career to making space for women in a system that too often sidelines them. She believes transformation happens through human connection, not corporate platitudes — and that we rewrite the future by amplifying the stories of those who’ve lived it.
LEARN MOREMaddie Yule
Maddie Yule entered tech five years ago, just before AI took center stage. A writer and creative, Maddie has been listening closely to the stories this industry doesn’t often give women the space to tell. They are driven by the belief that storytelling is a tool for systemic change — and that asking better questions is how we build a better future.
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