Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boy's Club?

# Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boy's Club? Source: [https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-women-in-tech/](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-women-in-tech/) How are women really faring in Silicon Valley? Submit your questions to our panel and we'll give you the scoop on September 24\.  Photo\-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Mabel Esteban Garcia In 2026, asDEI and woke were declared over, WIRED set out to investigate the state of gender in Silicon Valley\. As tech titans embraced Trump and the right, as Mark Zuckerberg declared that “masculine energy” was needed and Elon Musk cut federal female workers most of all, the backlash was in full swing\. In our effort to understand the state of women in tech, we found frustrated females, confusion over who are the new AI girlbosses, and a total lack of interest in talking about gender at all\. Ask a Question Below this article, ask us all your burning questions about women in tech, which our panel will answer at our upcoming subscriber\-only livestream on**September 24 at noon ET / 9am PT**\. To leave questions for the panel, head to the comment section below\. On the Panel - **[Sandra Upson](https://www.wired.com/author/sandra-upson/):**a features editor at WIRED who brings to life some of our most ambitious, future\-defining stories\. Sandra will host the livestream\. - **[Lauren Goode](https://www.wired.com/author/lauren-goode/):**a senior correspondent at WIRED covering all things Silicon Valley, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, venture capital, startups, workplace culture, and tech's most interesting people and trends\. She cowrites the[*Backchannel*](https://www.wired.com/newsletter/exclusive/backchannel)newsletter\. - **[Ej Dickson](https://www.wired.com/author/ej-dickson/):**a senior culture writer at WIRED, focusing on internet culture\. Read her recent[feature on a college student who fought back against the burnerverse](https://www.wired.com/story/burnerverse-maddie-kowalski/), a loosely connected online community of sports fans who dox and humiliate young women\. How to Watch The event will be streamed right here\. For subscribers who are not able to join, a replay of the livestream will be available after the event\.**Not a subscriber yet?**[Subscribe now](https://www.wired.com/v2/offers/wira01026?source=Site_0_HCL_WIR_EDIT_HARDCODED_0_LIVESTREAM_2025_ZZ)to get access to this livestream, plus full access to WIRED\. In the meantime,[check out past livestreams](https://www.wired.com/tag/webinar/)on all the essential features in ChatGPT, advice for getting started with Claude, and more\.