When Chelsey Glasson landed her dream job at Google, she was thrilled to join what she viewed as a progressive and inclusive organization. But from the moment she received her job offer, she began to experience instances of discrimination and harassment—eventually culminating in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. Friends, family, and even lawyers told Chelsey to move on, but she knew holding Google accountable was the path to proper healing. Although Google would spend significant resources to discredit and silence her, the truth eventually prevailed. Black Box is a story of triumph over a tech giant, a cautionary tale of how misconduct against women and minorities persists in the workplace, and a rallying call to break down the many barriers to justice. No one wins when discrimination and harassment are allowed to run rampant. For those who have suffered silently, Black Box offers a critical perspective to consider in choosing your own path forward. "Black Box is more than a story about pregnancy discrimination, it's a book about why corporations continue to get away with allowing discrimination and harassment to occur within their walls..." —Gretchen Carlson, Acclaimed Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Empowerment Advocate, Co-Founder Lift Our Voices "An introspective remembrance that ably shines light on employee rights." —Kirkus Reviews "Pregnancy discrimination is not a woman's issue—it is a public health issue. Beautifully written, Chelsey illustrates through her painful and arduous journey how discrimination and harassment during pregnancy can have serious impacts on mothers, their partners, their babies, and all the relationships within the family unit." —Dr. Shoshana Bennett (Dr. Shosh), Perinatal Psychologist, Author, Speaker "This inside look at work culture and how it affects personal lives will pull you in and keep you there. An eye-opening look at the tech industry and the discriminations that still pervade the workforce, Black Box is an informative and gripping read that will have you seeing red flags in your own life more clearly." —Independent Book Review "For all the women who have experienced workplace discrimination, Chelsey reveals what it is really like to fight a behemoth, like Google, for justice." —Amy Diehl, PhD, Author of Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work "A gripping inside look at the culture of Google, and the ways this tech company has failed to live up to the values it publicly espouses, Glasson's harrowing story shows us that to really change the game for women in the workplace, our very culture needs to change. This book is a start to doing just that." —Amber Scorah, Parental Leave Advocate and Author of Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life "A revelatory and brave look into the bizarre inner workings of Google—and what it takes to seek fairness for pregnant working women." —Katherine Ellison, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes You Smarter "Written with the precision of a surgeon and laying out every dirty little secret under a harsh and sterile light, Chelsey Glasson's BLACK BOX (A Pregnancy Discrimination Memoir) is a much-needed examination of the inner workings of the tech world and how companies deliberately foster toxic environments." —IndieReader "Black Box offers an unflinching look at Big Tech's systems of discrimination and disenfranchisement. But the real story here is Chelsey's unceasing bravery in the face of those systems, and how she fought for healing, for accountability—and for justice." —Ethan Marcotte, Author of You Deserve a Tech Union Chelsey Glasson is a researcher, writer, and future attorney who spent the past two decades working in both the public policy and tech sectors. After a memo she wrote about her experiences with pregnancy discrimination at Google went viral, Chelsey's fight for justice was sponsored by the American Association of University Women and covered by media outlets such as NPR, Vice, the New York Times, CNBC, the Guardian, the BBC, and the Washington Post. A passionate advocate, Chelsey has successfully lobbied for anti-pregnancy discrimination and workers' rights legislation, and she's also published op-eds in outlets such as Fast Company, Fortune, and Business Insider. Chelsey lives in Washington state with her husband and two children.