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Despite the setbacks, they would rise again to rewrite the rules for an industry they love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlpha Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, Guthrie reveals their untold stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eAn unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build some of the foremost companies of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlpha Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind the closed doors of venture capital, an industry that transforms economies and shapes how we live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eWe follow the lives and careers of four women who were largely written out of history - until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eMagdalena Yesil, who arrived in America from Turkey with $43 to her name, would go on to receive her electrical engineering degree from Stanford, found some of the first companies to commercialize internet access, and help Marc Benioff build Salesforce. Mary Jane Elmore went from the corn fields of Indiana to Stanford and on to the storied venture capital firm IVP - where she was one of the first women in the U.S. to make partner - only to be pulled back from the glass ceiling by expectations at home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eTheresia Gouw, an overachieving first-generation Asian American from a working-class town, dominated the foosball tables at Brown (she would later reluctantly let Sergey Brin win to help Accel Partners court Google), before she helped land and build companies including Facebook, Trulia, Imperva, and ForeScout. Sonja Hoel, a Southerner who became the first woman investing partner at white-glove Menlo Ventures, invested in McAfee, Hotmail, Acme Packet, and F5 Networks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs her star was still rising at Menlo, a personal crisis would turn her into an activist overnight, inspiring her to found an all-women's investment group and a national nonprofit for girls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eThese women, juggling work and family, shaped the tech landscape we know today while overcoming unequal pay, actual punches, betrayals, and the sexist attitudes prevalent in Silicon Valley and in male-dominated industries everywhere. 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I then began to reflect back on how many men used the first book to gain their own personal knowledge of how to interact with women. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI thought how unfair this would be to women if I didn't afford women the same opportunity, so I did.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eI began to interview males that were close to me and engage them in conversations that would help develop my material. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eI also engaged those regarding titles and asked them to expound upon their opinions and views. 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Part tactical manual and part bold manifesto, \u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club\u003c\/em\u003e equips readers with the tools necessary to combat gender bias, reclaim their professional voices, and build essential solidarity inside the office and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eBennett expertly blends her own personal stories with startling research and no-nonsense advice to help readers recognize and systematically resist everyday workplace sexism. From decoding microaggressions to directly confronting the \"Manterrupter\" and the \"Bropropriator,\" this book provides practical strategies, highly relatable scripts, and empowering language. Accompanied by witty illustrations and interactive diagnostic matrices, it is designed to help women fight back effectively without losing their cool—or their jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eYoung professionals and seasoned leaders actively navigating complex corporate gender dynamics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of empowerment literature such as \u003cem\u003eLean In\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e#GIRLBOSS\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBook clubs, workplace discussion groups, and anyone ready to challenge the status quo with equal parts humor and grit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning journalist and the first-ever gender editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. 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