Silicon Valley VCs and the Gender Gap 375
fysdt writes with this excerpt from TechCrunch:
"An analysis of Dunn and Bradstreet data shows that of the 237,843 firms founded in 2004, only 19% had women as primary owners. And only 3% of tech firms and 1% of high-tech firms (as in Silicon Valley) were founded by women. Look at the executive teams of any of the Valley's tech firms — minus a couple of exceptions like Padmasree Warrior of Cisco — you won't find any women CTOs. Look at the management teams of companies like Apple — not even one woman. It's the same with the VC firms — male dominated. You'll find some CFOs and HR heads, but women VCs are a rare commodity in venture capital. And with the recent venture bloodbath, the proportion of women in the VC numbers is declining further. It's no coincidence that only one of the 84 VCs on the 2009 TheFunded list of top VCs was a woman. ... Additionally, it is harder for women to obtain funding than for men. ... historically, women-led companies have received less than 9% of venture capital investments; in 2007, the proportion of funded female CEOs dropped to 3%."
Time for.... (Score:5, Funny)
Conspiracy!! (Score:3, Funny)
>"of the 237,843 firms founded in 2004, only 19% had women as primary owners. And only 3% of tech firms and 1% of high-tech firms were founded by women."
Yes, we have discovered a massive conspiracy by society to prevent women from founding new companies. New evidence shows States refuse to give business licenses to women, especially if it is apparent it will be a high-tech company. News at 11....
Re:Does it ever occur to anybody... (Score:5, Funny)
You've highlighted yet another gender gap that needs to be closed. We need to take stronger action to ensure that men and women are interested in all the same things!
Re:Women in technology? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does it ever occur to anybody... (Score:3, Funny)
He must be from marketing!
GET `IM!
Re:Women in technology? (Score:4, Funny)
Fat Camp.
Re:Women in technology? (Score:5, Funny)
cute, nerdy, female?
Choose two.
Re:Women in technology? (Score:2, Funny)
So there are a bunch of dudes that you find cute and nerdy?
Pah, they are fine at that age (Score:3, Funny)
Girls are fine at that age, it is when they start dating that their IQ drops to room temperature. But I got a cunning plan: I just forbid my daughter to date! That will work right? I mean teengirls do listen to their father right? Right???