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Why are so many big tech whistleblowers women? Here is what the research shows

  • Written by Francine Berman, Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor, UMass Amherst
imageThe vast majority of high-profile big tech whistleblowers in recent years have been women.Elke Meitzel/Image Source via Getty Images

A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. For the most part, they have been revealing corporate practices that thwart the public...

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