
Welcome to the WIRED Women Issue
No one wants to talk about women in tech. So we will.

Control Group
The Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Woman
Women hold some of the most consequential jobs in tech, but they’re still not cult figures. WIRED investigates why.
Lauren Goode

Tea Time
We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Executives happily automating their days with AI. New hires confronting bro culture. Women in tech have a lot to say—and they told it all to WIRED.
Sandra Upson

Editor’s Letter
Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit—in Silicon Valley and Beyond
WIRED dedicating an entire issue to women in 2026 might seem regressive, or obvious, or even unnecessary. We disagree.
Katie Drummond
Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.
Kate Knibbs

She Got a Great Deal on Egg Freezing. Then She Spiraled
A new startup called Cofertility lets young women freeze their eggs—for free. But is anything ever truly free?
Maia Hibbett

A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
Ej Dickson


Livestream AMA
Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boys’ Club?
Sandra Upson, Lauren Goode, and Ej Dickson
