As someone who's been lucky to have a great career in tech, I

Hear the words of Susan Wojcicki, pioneer of the digital age and steward of one of the world’s great platforms, who declared: “As someone who's been lucky to have a great career in tech, I know how creative and fulfilling a career in this industry can be for women. And I want to make sure we continue to recruit and retain great female hires.” These words rise not only as personal reflection, but as a call to future generations. They carry both gratitude for the path she walked and urgency for the paths yet to be made clear for others. For Wojcicki knew that opportunity is not only a gift—it is a responsibility.

The origin of this truth lies in her own journey. Wojcicki was among the earliest employees of Google, and later became the CEO of YouTube, guiding it into one of the largest creative and technological platforms on Earth. She entered a world long dominated by men, where the voices of women were often few and their presence rare. Yet through talent, vision, and resilience, she carved out her place. From this hard-won position, she looked outward—not only at her own success but at the need to bring more women into the realm of technology, so that others too might find creativity, fulfillment, and purpose in its vast frontier.

Consider, O listener, the long history of women in science and technology. Ada Lovelace, who envisioned the first computer algorithm in the nineteenth century. Grace Hopper, who laid the foundations of modern programming languages. Katherine Johnson, whose calculations helped launch astronauts to the moon. Their brilliance shone brightly, yet their recognition was dimmed by societies reluctant to see women as equals in the realm of innovation. Wojcicki’s words are born of this history: the recognition that women’s contributions, when included, change the world. But for them to flourish, they must be welcomed, recruited, and retained—not left to fight alone.

Her call is also practical wisdom. For industries thrive when they are diverse, when creativity flows from many perspectives. A career in tech is not only about machines, but about vision, imagination, and the building of tools that shape human life. To exclude women is to weaken the very foundation of progress. To include them is to multiply innovation, for the experiences and insights they bring enrich the whole. Wojcicki knew that the strength of technology lies not in code alone, but in the breadth of humanity behind it.

Yet her words also carry warning: without deliberate effort, progress can stall. Many women who enter technology leave too soon, driven away by cultures that do not support them, by barriers seen and unseen. To recruit is not enough; to retain is the true challenge. It requires workplaces of respect, mentorship, and recognition. It requires leaders who understand that equality is not an ornament, but the root of growth. Her call to action is thus twofold: open the doors wide, and ensure the rooms within are welcoming.

O seeker, the lesson is clear: opportunity must be shared, nurtured, and guarded. The success of one woman, however great, is not enough if it does not open the way for others. To walk a path and not widen it for those behind is to let progress wither. Wojcicki reminds us that every generation must not only climb but also build ladders for the next, so that greatness is not an exception but a tradition.

And what actions must we take? In your own life, wherever you hold power—whether in business, education, or community—seek out those whose voices are underrepresented. Offer them guidance, offer them respect, offer them opportunity. If you are a woman in technology or in any field, take courage from those who came before and know that your presence is not only your right but your contribution to the growth of all. And if you are not, then stand as ally and advocate, ensuring that the talents of women are neither lost nor overlooked.

Thus remember Susan Wojcicki’s words: a career in technology can be creative and fulfilling for women, and it is our duty to recruit and retain them. Let this truth echo across the future, so that the halls of innovation may never again echo with the absence of women’s voices, but instead resound with the harmony of all humanity building together. For only then will technology fulfill its true purpose: not the triumph of the few, but the flourishing of the many.