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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?
I’m often asked the question about why there aren’t more women who are entrepreneurs. On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. Somehow it seems kind of strange for a man to answer this question that obviously comes from a man’s point of view. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts?
Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. Corbis WONDER WOMEN? Recent studies show that gender diversity not only helps start-ups succeed, but also suggests that success levels may be directly proportional to the percentage of women in a small company.
TRUTH: Women-Led Startups Have Fewer Failures
Are Women Bad for Start-ups? You've Got To Be Kidding... - SVW
Women have made astounding advances in the workforce in the past fifty years. Even in the tech sector, traditionally an enclave of geeky guys, women have progressed from support roles to becoming respected builders, leaders and innovators. We're still a minority, but no longer an anomaly. So it bothers me, and a lot of my female colleagues, to see another woman argue that we still don't belong. In a recent BNET opinion piece , former startup founder Penelope Trunk claims that if you're a man, you shouldn't put a woman on your founding team.
"New research shows what many have long suspected: women entrepreneurs are poised to lead the next wave of growth in global technology ventures. Cindy Padnos of Illuminate Ventures This is conclusion from the very thorough research on entrepreneurial women in tech, called High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High Tech , performed by a team led by founder and CEO Cindy Padnos of Illuminate Ventures , a venture fund that focuses on women led companies.
Report: Women-owned or Led Firms are Becoming a Leading Entrepreneurial force in Technology : The Next Women
How are women affected by the longer-term changes that are transforming our business environment? This issue is rarely explored. Since I am on the edge anyway, I thought I would venture into this potentially sensitive topic. Last week I had an opportunity to address a gathering of TEDxWomen in the Bay area. This offered the opportunity I needed to frame a perspective that had been been evolving regarding the gender implications of the Big Shift. My talk last week provided me with the forum to share some of these ideas.
Edge Perspectives with John Hagel: The Big Shift: Challenge and Opportunity for Women
2010: The Year of Whining About Women In Tech | ZDNet
Whining about the inequality of women in tech has been big for page views this year. I’m calling BS on all of it. Every few months in 2010, someone posted about whose fault it is that there are not enough of us in the tech sectors, and then everyone got upset. Everyone pointed fingers. Everyone always takes a position. Blowhards blow harder in the face of confrontation.
Deep Thoughts by Siobhan Quinn: The Women (I know) in Tech
Over the last few months there's been a lot of public discussion / accusation / explanation around why there are few women working at technology startups. Silicon Alley Insider pointed out the lack of women applying to "maker" (engineers, product managers, and designers) positions at small tech companies. TechCrunch asked everyone to stop blamming men (I agree with their argument), but then also published a fairly upsetting post by a guest blogger explaining that women would rather have children than run startups .In one memorable episode of the famous old short films “The Little Rascals,” after not getting invited to a party, the Our Gang little dudes decided to form their own group, comically called “The He-Man Woman-Haters Club.” In other words: No girls allowed! While it was wink-wink cute when Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat huffed and puffed about keeping out Darla–which they never ever could do–back in the last century, it’s not quite as adorkable when it comes to the boards of all the major Web 2.0 hotshots these days. What’s most remarkable is that most of these start-ups are run by what I consider enlightened and open-minded entrepreneurs, mostly young enough to be part of a generation more inclined to value equality and diversity in the workplace.
Prominent Web 2.0 Companies Do Not Have Any Women on Their Board of Directors | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
Sol Tzvi
Once I wrote: To be human at any level has changed. The Web ecosystem places the individual's mind directly onto the human stage, so that all individuals can now collaborate, with their private thoughts entering the space of digital humanity. And now we can observe the behavioral madness which has always existed around us. People want an echo a mirror to their existence by sharing their minds, ideas and their thoughts on the stage of the digital space. This existence created by the power of words and by the power of words only as it has being written in the bible.WomenInTech
Thoughtleaders: Where are the women in technology? Anita Borg In
By Tom Foremski - September 22, 2006 In about two weeks, more than 1200 women plus a handful of men will meet in San Diego for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing . It is organized by the Anita Borg Institute, the leading advocate for women in technology leadership roles, and the Association of Computing Machinery. Anita Borg, founder of the institute .
Anita Borg Institute for Women
We are women technologists. We use technology to connect our communities. We create technology because it is who we are — intelligent, creative and driven.By Tom Foremski - September 23, 2006 The late Anita Borg did a tremendous amount of work in highlighting the need for more women in technology. With the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In Computing conference in San Diego Oct. 4 to 7, an event she co-founded in 1994 with Telle Whitney, I'd like to publish part of Anita Borg's Heinz Award acceptance speech . It raises awareness about why there should be more women in technology fields. I would like to thank the Heinz Foundation for recognizing with this award that the development of the technology for the future must have positive social and human impacts.
Anita Borg on why there should be more women technologists - SVW
Anita Borg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 – April 6, 2003) was an American computer scientist . She founded the Institute for Women and Technology (now the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology ) and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. She was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois .Grace Hopper Celebration 2010
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering. Past Grace Hopper Celebrations have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking, mentoring, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing.Women of Vision Awards