Where do women sit in the current ‘broligarchy’ of US President Donald Trump?

US President Donald Trump gestures as he signs an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, the US, February 5, 2025 [Leah Millis/Reuters]

Silicon Valley’s “broligarchy” rose to power with the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, putting tech billionaires like Elon Musk in key roles. Ahead of International Women’s Day, we speak with a journalist who investigated Musk’s takeover of Twitter to uncover what the tech elite has in store for women in the US.

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This episode was produced by Amy Walters and Sarí el-Khalili, with Marcos Bartolomé, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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