Earlier this week it was revealed Gabrielle Union was fired from the long-running NBC show, America’s Got Talent.

There are, however, many influential Black women within the industry making waves and making inroads to make the tech world a safer and more inclusive place for Black people. These are just a few of them:

History was recently made when Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed the new Director-General of the The World Trade Organisation (WTO).