A new book called "We Should All Be Millionaires" by Rachel Rodgers is questioning the earning potential of minorities, The New York Times reports. Around 85% of millionaires in the world are white and male, leaving a huge wealth gap between white men and nearly every other demographic. Rodgers writes, "More non-white, non-male people should be earning seven figures. But between systemic racism and sexism and the internalized limiting beliefs many women of color have from operating within those systems, most struggle to get there." The book's overarching goal is to help women – particularly women of color, queer women, disabled women and other double minorities – elevate their salaries and financial knowledge to level the playing field, radicalize the system and build generational wealth. You can find the book here. (See WiCipedia: Working more to earn less.)

An article by software engineer Emily Kager in Mashable explains the personal downsides of being a woman in tech: various forms of harassment. Kager lays out the many ways in which she and other women in tech are routinely harassed just for doing their jobs, from discouraging comments and messages online to actual threats of violence. Kager also explains that she's consistently called "angry" – a word that many women, in general, have been called for expressing opinions that wouldn't be thought of as angry at all, if they came from a man. Yet there are many things to actually be angry about in a sexist industry, such as unequal pay, a lack of promotions and opportunities, microaggressions and much more. As Kager puts it, "Women in tech need to waste time, resources, and energy fighting a misogynistic war on multiple fronts but still show up to do the work and demonstrate excellence while under a microscope. We are exhausted." (See WiCipedia: Command Shift aims to bring gender equality in tech to the 21st century.)

Two recently divorced tech powerhouses – Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott – have joined forces to elevate gender equality in the industry. Fortune reports that the two ex-wives of the richest and most powerful men in the world (along with the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman) have launched an initiative that awarded $40 million to "four [projects] promoting gender equality projects in tech, higher education, caregiving and minority communities." The philanthropists are no strangers to large project awards such as this – collectively they have donated billions of dollars to the advancement of equality in tech and beyond. "Those of us who share values, particularly in gender, we see each other and we respect each other's work," said Nicole Bates, director of strategic partnerships and initiatives at Pivotal Ventures, Gates's organization. (See WiCipedia: How tech can evolve beyond performative activism.)

An emailed press release distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of SAP Africa announced that Tracy Bolton will be the new COO of SAP Africa. Bolton is a 25-year industry veteran who has already spent nine years in leadership roles at SAP. The press release stated that Bolton's priorities as the new COO "include driving adoption of the SAP strategy among all employees through upskilling and cross-skilling, and improving the operational efficiencies within the business." She was previously council member at Women in IT.

— Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, Light Reading. Follow us on Twitter @LR_WiC and contact Eryn directly at [email protected].