Mark is not the only successful Zuckerberg with a tech background.
The Facebook CEO’s sister Randi Zuckerberg spoke with the media Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton-based Television Critics organization’s summer press tour,where she admitted to growing weary of being the only woman in Silicon Valley meetings.“I have sat in so many rooms in Silicon Valley where I’ve been the only woman,” she said. “I spent 10 lonely years … sitting in rooms where people said, or ‘How attain we get more girls into tech? How attain we get more women starting companies?'”
Also Read: That Time Gretchen Carlson Walked Off 'Fox & Friends' Over Sexism (Video)“And I thought,Silicon Valley isn’t the retort,” Zuckerberg continued. “The retort is what all of us are doing in pop culture and media. It’s making it exciting and fun, and giving girls and diverse children people who scrutinize like them onscreen.”Zuckerberg was in the International Ballroom plugging her new series “Dot” on the preschool-targeting Sprout channel,which is under the NBCUniversal umbrella. “Dot follows the titular character and her diverse group of friends as they explore technology.“Dot” launches Oct. 22 on Sprout. 13 Explosive Quotes on Hollywood Sexism From NYT Takedown (Photos)
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