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THE WOMEN’S ISSUE
DRESS TO IMPRESS • The comedian Patti Harrison cosplays as some famous tech atitans for our WIRED Women covers—and talks to us about gender, AI, and impersonating robot dogs.
JUSTICE FOR CSS • In defense of the girliest programming language.
THE ICK FACTOR • Why no one wants to date a tech bro.
TAKING CHARGE • From electric trucks to health trackers, women designers are guiding consumer tech to a better place.
IN SEARCH OF THE QUEEN
LET HER RIP • WE ASKED 634 WOMEN WHAT THEY REALLY FEEL ABOUT THEIR TECH JOBS.
WHO KILLED PAULINA BORSOOK’S CAREER? • A QUARTER-CENTURY AGO, SHE PUBLISHED A WILDLY PROPHETIC BOOK ABOUT SILICON VALLEY. THEN SHE DISAPPEARED.
The BIG STORY
INSTAGRAM THINKS YOU’RE IN PERIMENOPAUSE • Trouble sleeping? Random crying? Low libido? According to the internet, hormone therapy can fix it all.
INSIDE THE BURNERVERSE • Maddie Kowalski is one of countless college-aged girls who’ve had their lives destroyed by anonymous sports fan accounts. Now she’s fighting back.
MOTHERHOOD AS WARFARE • Twenty-eight-year-old Emma Waters leads a national fight against fertility tech—with her husband’s permission, of course.
THE PRICE OF EGGS • A startup called Cofertility lets young women freeze their eggs—for free. But there’s always a cost.
THE ANTISOCIAL DIGITAL LIFE OF MINA KIMES • The NFL analyst and podcast host doesn’t track her screen time, minimizes her social media, and says having a baby is the best way to detox.