A review by twilhelmsen
Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber by Susan Fowler

4.0

I didn't follow this story when Susan published her blog post in 2017 so this was all relatively new to me. When I started reading the book, I was surprised to discover she also grew up in extreme poverty. I was impressed by her drive and determination to succeed in spite of the challenges she faced. The stories she tells of her time at UPenn blew my mind, to the point where I almost questioned whether what she said happened could possibly be true. I actually thought the discrimination and harassment she described at Uber, while truly awful, were less shocking, especially in light of what we've learned from women in the #metoo movement in recent years.

I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by Susan, and found it impactful. You could hear the emotion in her voice not only as she recounted the most difficult portions of her story, but also when she spoke of the happiest times in her life.