For Monica Cisneros, her decade of experience in the tech industry as a product marketing manager has come with bigotry tied to her Latina identity.

Often, it’s subtle slights rooted in prejudice. Colleagues ask the Texan where she’s really” from. Misogynistic co-workers have told her they don’t like her female voice, and have decided not to include her in deals because of it. They’ve also completely ignored her.

“It can go from microaggressions” — indirect but bigoted affronts, like assuming that a Mexican American colleague is an immigrant — “all the way to overt racism, which I have dealt with,” said Cisneros, now a Seattle resident.

The city is a global hub for the technology industry, with its innovative giants and startups celebrated for changing society. The tech sector generates

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