African Women in Technology founder Anie Akpe joins Al Jazeera's Samantha Johnson in this episode of On The Record. Akpe thought it was time for that to change after attending a technology conference years ago when the majority of attendees were men. Akpe and Johnson discuss how some African traditions and a male-dominated industry work together to keep women out of the technological mainstream. Thus, the a need to establish an organization similar to African Women in Technology. Akpe also discusses the real-world obstacles that women frequently face while attempting to enter the tech industry.
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