There’s nothing ‘outrageous’ about Jessica Alba’s inclusion in ‘Planet of the Apps’
Aug31
The shortage of women in tech is troubling. What’s more troubling is a woman, in tech, trying to keep women out of tech. Sadly, that’s exactly what Gizmodo’s Sophie Kleeman did with her recent piece titled ‘Apple’s Decision to Cast Jessica Alba in Its Reality Show Is an Outrage.’ The piece pines over the admittedly-odd casting decision while completely ignoring several bigger picture scenarios. According to Kleeman: But now, as other fine minds in tech blogging point out, the people in charge have gone and ruined it by casting Jessica Alba as a mentor to app developers. You know, Jessica Alba? That…
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