The Divine Comedy of the Tech Sisterhood: & other stories

"a must read for anyone working in tech." — Lorraine Warne, Author of The 7 Secrets of Great Leaders and Founder & CEO of Cambridge Inner Game Leadership.

Her intellect has gotten her through Silicon Valley’s front door. When it’s anything but paradise, can she survive discriminatory hell?

She’s humming with awe at the money and opportunities. But though it seems like she’s bonding with the guys, the studious software engineer’s unease grows as they ignore her identity and suck her into their brotherhood. And as she gets treated like an admin, undermined by teammates, and shut out of important meetings, she slowly realizes they’re stacking the deck.

Beginning to learn how to play their games and win, she picks her battles more carefully. And though she’s served daily helpings of misogyny, the talented programmer fights to hold onto her vision of technology’s capacity for good amid the endless backstabbing.

Will her razor-sharp wits destroy her career, or can she unlock a better version of the future?

Adopting the structure of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Anat Deracine confronts the circles of hell created by Silicon Valley’s male-dominated culture. And as she skillfully weaves a tale of sexism, tech-bro reindeer games, and the failures of leadership, you’ll laugh in sympathy while being inspired to stand up for diversity.

The Divine Comedy of the Tech Sisterhood is a powerful collection of short stories. If you like dark satire, subtle humor, and cutting observations, then you’ll love Anat Deracine’s moving exploration of inequalities.