‘Silicon Valley’ Bosses and Cast Defend the Series’ Representation of Women in the Tech Industry

As “Silicon Valley” heads into another hiatus, the post-finale conversation now gives way to where the show goes next.

With Erlich Bachman (T.J.

Miller) fully in the rear-view mirror, Tuesday night’s Emmy For Your Consideration event at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood became a place for the show’s creative team to talk about what will be some key considerations as the show moves beyond Season 5.Long after the evening’s moderator Johnny Knoxville had finished his questions about the elaborate dick joke at the end of Season 1 and whether or not certain cast members would be willing to use robots for purposes beyond strictly scientific purposes, one audience member brought up the idea that actresses on “Silicon Valley” have not always enjoyed the same amount of screen time as the men on the show do.Citing the existing disparity of programmers in the workforce of the real Silicon Valley,

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