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Susan Wojcicki
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My daughter was 10 years old when she told me she hated computers. As someone who has spent her career helping build one of the largest tech companies in the world, I was in shock. Suddenly an issue I faced repeatedly at work - the lack of women in tech - hit squarely at home.
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CEOs need to say, 'We're going to make sure this is a great environment for all types of people.' I was a beneficiary of that. I got support from the leaders of Google - all men.
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You see a lot of powerful women on the Internet, but I wish there were more. I think the Internet really could use a lot more women.
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Having a child is a big life change, but the really hectic period is relatively short. You can get through it.
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As someone who's been lucky to have a great career in tech, I know how creative and fulfilling a career in this industry can be for women. And I want to make sure we continue to recruit and retain great female hires.
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YouTube is growing up, is basically my view of it. Growing up means our creators are growing up; they're getting more well known. We're providing programs for them to generate more revenue so they can generate even better, high-quality shows, and then also connecting them with the advertisers.
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I see tech as... a force that is changing pretty much all parts of our society. It's really sad for me that we don't have enough women that are part of that.
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Suddenly, when you have kids, you become responsible for these other people - like if something's not working out at school. I learned to speak out.
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In the old world, people used to have to go to focus groups and ask people what they thought. Now, people are writing all over the Web what they think about things.
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I don't feel like I'm a perfect mom, and then there are times at work where I feel like maybe I wasn't perfect here because of constraints on my time. But having the sum of both of those things going on in my life makes me a better mom at the end of the day, and I think gives me really important perspectives in the workplace as well.
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