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She has written for various newspapers and magazines, including ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/11/tech-products-and-their-designers-should-cater-more-to-diverse-edge-cases-not-average-users.html|title=Technology Should Stop Catering to the "Average" User. We're All Edge Cases.|last=Wachter-Boettcher|first=Sara|date=2017-11-14|website=Slate Magazine|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/18/facebook-youtube-revenge-porn-science-and-tech-feature-sara-wachter-boettcher|title=How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone|last=Wachter-Boettcher|first=Sara|date=2017-11-18|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-03-10|issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d2a1ab08-f63e-11e7-a4c9-bbdefa4f210b|title=Tech's sexist algorithms and how to fix them|last=Kuchler|first=Hannah|date=2018-03-09|website=Financial Times|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.sciencemag.org/books/2017/10/17/technically-wrong/|title=Biased tech design prompts a writer to call for resistance|first=Anna Lauren |last=Hoffmann|date=2017-10-17|website=Books, Et Al.|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>
She has written for various newspapers and magazines, including ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/11/tech-products-and-their-designers-should-cater-more-to-diverse-edge-cases-not-average-users.html|title=Technology Should Stop Catering to the "Average" User. We're All Edge Cases.|last=Wachter-Boettcher|first=Sara|date=2017-11-14|website=Slate Magazine|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/18/facebook-youtube-revenge-porn-science-and-tech-feature-sara-wachter-boettcher|title=How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone|last=Wachter-Boettcher|first=Sara|date=2017-11-18|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-03-10|issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d2a1ab08-f63e-11e7-a4c9-bbdefa4f210b|title=Tech's sexist algorithms and how to fix them|last=Kuchler|first=Hannah|date=2018-03-09|website=Financial Times|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.sciencemag.org/books/2017/10/17/technically-wrong/|title=Biased tech design prompts a writer to call for resistance|first=Anna Lauren |last=Hoffmann|date=2017-10-17|website=Books, Et Al.|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>


Wachter-Boettcher is considered an expert on [[Femtech|FemTech]] and the lack of [[diversity (politics)|diversity]] in technology in general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/13/18079458/menstrual-tracking-surveillance-glow-clue-apple-health|title=Who are period-tracking apps really built for?|last=Tiffany|first=Kaitlyn|date=2018-11-13|website=Vox|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/11/27/google-disables-some-gmail-smart-suggestions-because-it-cant-fix-ai-gender-bias/|title=Google disables some Gmail smart suggestions because it can't fix AI gender bias|last=Sankaran|first=Vishwam|date=2018-11-27|website=The Next Web|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wtop.com/tech/2017/10/toxic-tech-silicon-valleys-lack-diversity-leaks-products/|title='Toxic tech': How Silicon Valley's lack of diversity leaks into its products|date=2017-10-10|website=WTOP|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> Her works have also received attention in academic literature on technology and algorithms.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zambonelli|first1=Franco|last2=Salim|first2=Flora|last3=Loke|first3=Seng W.|last4=De Meuter|first4=Wolfgang|last5=Kanhere|first5=Salil|date=June 2018|title=Algorithmic Governance in Smart Cities: The Conundrum and the Potential of Pervasive Computing Solutions|journal=IEEE Technology and Society Magazine|volume=37|issue=2|pages=80–87|doi=10.1109/MTS.2018.2826080|issn=0278-0097|hdl=11380/1167772|s2cid=46937194 |hdl-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jandrić|first1=Petar|last2=Ryberg|first2=Thomas|last3=Knox|first3=Jeremy|last4=Lacković|first4=Nataša|last5=Hayes|first5=Sarah|last6=Suoranta|first6=Juha|last7=Smith|first7=Mark|last8=Steketee|first8=Anne|last9=Peters|first9=Michael|date=2018-10-27|title=Postdigital Dialogue|journal=Postdigital Science and Education|volume=1|pages=163–189|doi=10.1007/s42438-018-0011-x|issn=2524-485X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Pleasants|first1=Jacob|last2=Olson|first2=Joanne K.|date=January 2019|title=What is engineering? Elaborating the nature of engineering for K-12 education: PLEASANTS and OLSON|journal=Science Education|volume=103|issue=1|pages=145–166|doi=10.1002/sce.21483|doi-access=free}}</ref>
Wachter-Boettcher is considered an expert on [[Femtech|FemTech]] and the lack of [[diversity (politics)|diversity]] in technology in general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/13/18079458/menstrual-tracking-surveillance-glow-clue-apple-health|title=Who are period-tracking apps really built for?|last=Tiffany|first=Kaitlyn|date=2018-11-13|website=Vox|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/11/27/google-disables-some-gmail-smart-suggestions-because-it-cant-fix-ai-gender-bias/|title=Google disables some Gmail smart suggestions because it can't fix AI gender bias|last=Sankaran|first=Vishwam|date=2018-11-27|website=The Next Web|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wtop.com/tech/2017/10/toxic-tech-silicon-valleys-lack-diversity-leaks-products/|title='Toxic tech': How Silicon Valley's lack of diversity leaks into its products|date=2017-10-10|website=WTOP|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> Her works have also received attention in academic literature on technology and algorithms.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zambonelli|first1=Franco|last2=Salim|first2=Flora|last3=Loke|first3=Seng W.|last4=De Meuter|first4=Wolfgang|last5=Kanhere|first5=Salil|date=June 2018|title=Algorithmic Governance in Smart Cities: The Conundrum and the Potential of Pervasive Computing Solutions|journal=IEEE Technology and Society Magazine|volume=37|issue=2|pages=80–87|doi=10.1109/MTS.2018.2826080|issn=0278-0097|hdl=11380/1167772|s2cid=46937194 |hdl-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jandrić|first1=Petar|last2=Ryberg|first2=Thomas|last3=Knox|first3=Jeremy|last4=Lacković|first4=Nataša|last5=Hayes|first5=Sarah|last6=Suoranta|first6=Juha|last7=Smith|first7=Mark|last8=Steketee|first8=Anne|last9=Peters|first9=Michael|date=2018-10-27|title=Postdigital Dialogue|journal=Postdigital Science and Education|volume=1|pages=163–189|doi=10.1007/s42438-018-0011-x|issn=2524-485X|doi-access=free|url=https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/128640/1/Jandric_et_al_PDSE.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Pleasants|first1=Jacob|last2=Olson|first2=Joanne K.|date=January 2019|title=What is engineering? Elaborating the nature of engineering for K-12 education: PLEASANTS and OLSON|journal=Science Education|volume=103|issue=1|pages=145–166|doi=10.1002/sce.21483|doi-access=free}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 07:12, 19 December 2023

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]

References[edit]

  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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