{"id":4927,"date":"2023-04-14T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchmycompetitor.com\/resources\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:45:10","slug":"why-are-there-so-few-female-tech-entrepreneurs-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/why-are-there-so-few-female-tech-entrepreneurs-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are There So Few Female Tech Entrepreneurs in 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4927\" class=\"elementor elementor-4927\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5240667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5240667\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25dc089\" data-id=\"25dc089\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93da86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b93da86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Summary<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1498911 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1498911\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b524d8\" data-id=\"6b524d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae2b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae2b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Underrepresentation of women has significant economic implications for countries.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0There are 4 reasons behind the relatively low number of female tech entrepreneurs.<br \/><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><b><\/b><\/li><li><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WatchMyCompetitor\u2019s co-founder, Amanda Sinclar, reflects on the current situation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7b345f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7b345f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9fa8fa\" data-id=\"e9fa8fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94fb5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a94fb5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Introduction<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6ee8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6ee8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-160c5fc\" data-id=\"160c5fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f5458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f5458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are we making progress in terms of women starting businesses? According to Natwest CEO, Alison Rose, the answer is yes. Her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natwestgroup.com\/news\/2022\/02\/nwg-rose-review-reports-third-year-of-progress.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report paints an optimistic picture regarding female entrepreneurship. The report points out that the growth in women-led start-ups has outstripped men-led start-ups for the first time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar trends can also be observed in other developed countries since the pandemic: It\u2019s estimated that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/07\/women-entrepreneurs-gusto-gender\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearly half <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of new American businesses were founded by women in 2021, up from just a meager 28% in 2019.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But not everything is rosy beneath the surface. The tech industry, long dominated by men, is one of the industries where women have fared less well. Only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svb.com\/women-in-technology\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of tech start-ups in the United States, the country with the leading technology industry, have a female founder. While in the enterprise software sector, the number is even lower, with less than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/female-founders-in-short-supply-at-enterprise-tech-startups-11638993477?mod=ig_womenintheworkplaceoctober2018\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of enterprise software start-ups having a female tech founder.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So why are there relatively fewer female tech entrepreneurs?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Before we examine the reasons, let\u2019s look at the implications of women being underrepresented in the wider economy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a48ad4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a48ad4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc7e8db\" data-id=\"cc7e8db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a6ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6a6ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4928\" alt=\"women in tech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-015b497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"015b497\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd73a48\" data-id=\"bd73a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fb464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9fb464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><br \/>Underrepresentation Of Women Is A Missed Opportunity<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15b0708 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15b0708\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d514f0\" data-id=\"4d514f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7e093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7e093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/opinion\/2022\/03\/08\/no-economy-can-reach-its-full-potential-where-women-do-not-have-equal-opportunities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheryl Sandberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, former COO of Meta.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underrepresentation of women has major implications from a global and national perspective. According to the World Bank, providing women worldwide with equal opportunities, across the board, would equate to an additional<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2020\/03\/03\/world-could-achieve-gender-dividend-of-172-trillion-from-closing-lifetime-earnings-gaps\"><b>$172tn<\/b><\/a><b> gain in global economic output<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For individual countries, the potential benefits are even more remarkable. An earlier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisenation.com\/learn-something\/britains-missing-11m-female-led-businesses-a-250bn-opportunity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report by Natwest\u2019s Rose estimates that if the UK gender gap was closed, an additional 1.1m women led businesses will be created, Furthermore, an additional \u00a3250bn will be added to the UK\u2019s then \u00a32.3tn national economy. <\/span><b><br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lost potential can also be observed in the realm of entrepreneurship. Despite receiving less than half of investments enjoyed by male peers, companies founded by women deliver <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2018\/why-women-owned-startups-are-better-bet\"><b>twice<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as much revenue invested.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s clear that if women are given equal opportunities across the board, it\u2019ll deliver significant benefits to countries.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa95384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa95384\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de8b346\" data-id=\"de8b346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d2452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0d2452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4931\" alt=\"women in tech 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-2.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-2-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e039c08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e039c08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b08eaec\" data-id=\"b08eaec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf5422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdf5422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>The <\/span><b>4 Reasons Why There So Few Female Tech Entrepreneurs<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ad73f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ad73f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d0008\" data-id=\"59d0008\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e0c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e0c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know the considerable progress of female entrepreneurship is not being reflected in the tech industry. Although not all the factors below are unique to the tech industry, they are nevertheless important reasons for the relatively low number of female tech entrepreneurs. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b972016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b972016\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1571cd6\" data-id=\"1571cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c2710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09c2710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><br \/>1. Cultural factors from a young age<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2cc969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2cc969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cb185\" data-id=\"93cb185\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826800d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"826800d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think we as a society have done a terrible job of encouraging young girls to engage in STEM at an early age\u2026 our actions show that boys grow up to become whatever they want, while girls are encouraged to take \u201csafer\u201d paths\u201d. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christina Morillo, co-founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wocintechchat.com\/\"><b>Women Of Color In Tech Chat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s in the realm of education, employment and entrepreneurship, women are held back by cultural factors. Starting at an early age, the number of women that enroll into STEM university programmes is relatively low: in general only 15% and 40% STEM subject graduates in the majority of developed nations are women. This in turn limits the pipeline of female talent entering into the tech industry, where women only account for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womentech.net\/en-gb\/women-technology-statistics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less than a third<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the tech workforce.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cultural considerations are also evident when it comes to entrepreneurship. According to an OECD entrepreneurship survey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/cfe\/smes\/Policy-Brief-on-Women-s-Entrepreneurship.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52% of women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Europe feared potential business failure, compared to 43% of men. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ai-bees.io\/post\/gender-in-entrepreneurship-does-it-still-matter-in-2022\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data by AI Bees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also points to a discrepancy in mindset too: 72% of men felt confident about the future of their firm compared to 65% of women. When the question was asked about their overall confidence, men and women responded 65% and 48% respectively.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45b2575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45b2575\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b9f539\" data-id=\"0b9f539\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b6a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86b6a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><br \/>2. Difficulties accessing funding for business ideas<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdaebff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdaebff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3594322\" data-id=\"3594322\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7490bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7490bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023 female employees and entrepreneurs are still treated differently. A survey by Women Who Tech revealed that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womenwhotech.org\/data-and-resources\/state-women-tech-and-startups\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 70% of women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the tech sector feel that they\u2019re treated differently, compared to 11% of men. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such sentiments are certainly reflected when it comes to aspiring female tech entrepreneurs trying to access investor capital to pursue their business ideas. It\u2019s estimated that women led start-ups receive only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/18\/women-founded-startups-raised-1-9-of-all-vc-funds-in-2022-a-drop-from-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less than 2% of total venture capital<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the UK it\u2019s even worse with women led start-ups receiving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-business-bank.co.uk\/uk-vc-female-founders-report\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less than 1%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics will argue that this discrepancy in funding shouldn\u2019t matter. After all, investors are guided by the perceived return on investment, rather than the founders\u2019 gender. In fact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womenwhotech.org\/data-and-resources\/state-women-tech-and-startups\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56% of investors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> genuinely believe they\u2019re meritocratic with their investment decisions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the empirical evidence points to major flaws behind this line of reasoning. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2018\/why-women-owned-startups-are-better-bet\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research by Boston Consulting Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reveals that women founded companies, despite receiving less investments, <\/span><b>deliver twice as much revenue per dollar invested<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest surveys regarding investors clearly show that female tech entrepreneurs still face considerable obstacles. Even after overcoming cultural constraints, women face considerably more barriers to begin and scale-up their business. Without major changes in investors\u2019 attitudes towards women-led start-ups, it&#8217;ll be difficult even for tech business ideas with great potential to take off.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2b6f53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2b6f53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0017af6\" data-id=\"0017af6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67daeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67daeb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4932\" alt=\"women 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-3.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/women-3-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152ac1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152ac1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d820b44\" data-id=\"d820b44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26930af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26930af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><br \/>3. Family commitments and limited financial assistance<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a396b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a396b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13dccc3\" data-id=\"13dccc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49dd9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49dd9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite clear data showing women\u2019s potential, there\u2019s currently insufficient incentives in place for women to pursue entrepreneurship. The first, and arguably most important factor, are women\u2019s responsibility to their family.<\/span> <b><br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of start-up founders are not people in their twenties. In fact the average age of a start-up founder is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/news\/average-age-of-startup-founder\/#:~:text=Our%20results%20found%20that%20the,we%20heard%20from%20was%2061.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35 years old<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Among the fastest growing tech start-ups, the average age is around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/businessgraduatesassociation.com\/why-female-startup-founders-find-it-harder-to-secure-investment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45 years old<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ai-bees.io\/post\/gender-in-entrepreneurship-does-it-still-matter-in-2022\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of women start tech companies below the age of 25, whilst 33% begin before the age of 35. This means that the average age when entrepreneurs pursue their business ideas usually <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/08\/04\/upshot\/up-birth-age-gap.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coincides with the age <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when women have the added burden of raising a family and societal expectations to fulfill this role. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Owing to limited government assistance across most developed countries, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ai-bees.io\/post\/gender-in-entrepreneurship-does-it-still-matter-in-2022\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women are more likely to be alone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when pursuing their entrepreneurial endeavors than men. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most women rely on their own savings and family members to start a business, which can radically limit their firm\u2019s potential growth too. Studies in France found that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% of female entrepreneurs <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approach banks for support, about one-third fewer than male entrepreneurs. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until national governments value the contribution of female entrepreneurship with policies, the incentive structure won\u2019t be in place to incentivise the limited pool of women in the tech sector willing to start businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e4d812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e4d812\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed2ada1\" data-id=\"ed2ada1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4541c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4541c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><br \/>4. Low number of female leaders in tech<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0df72df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0df72df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a3b8a5\" data-id=\"6a3b8a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcbca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bcbca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2022 report by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/technology-media-and-telecommunications\/our-insights\/repairing-the-broken-rung-on-the-career-ladder-for-women-in-technical-roles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKinsey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that women, especially in technical roles, are less likely to be promoted to managerial positions than their male counterparts. Only 52 women were promoted for every 100 men, compared to the overall average of 86 women per 100 men. This means that w<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hile women make up 47% of the U.S. workforce, women in tech hold less than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/en-us\/publications\/2021\/benefits-of-women-in-tech\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28% of the leadership positions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, there\u2019s a structural deficit in the number of women across the hierarchy within tech companies, only to be exacerbated by the low number of entrants mentioned earlier.\u00a0 This is concerning because v<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enture capital firms with a female partner are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/09\/the-comprehensive-case-for-investing-more-vc-money-in-women-led-startups\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three times more likely<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to invest in firms led by a woman. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A higher proportion of female leaders within tech organizations will be needed to create a wider company culture that\u2019s conducive towards reducing the gender gap. This is the first major step towards creating a cycle of greater female participation in the tech sector across the board begets higher numbers of aspiring female tech entrepreneurs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With greater participation of women within important tech related institutions,\u00a0 only then will the private sector be more receptive to female talent, whether it\u2019s investment firms that supply the capital or companies where future entrepreneurs develop their skill set.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb35d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb35d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccfee1f\" data-id=\"ccfee1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d1097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d1097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><br \/>Thoughts From A Female Tech Entrepreneur<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3808df2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3808df2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d51f21\" data-id=\"2d51f21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a4e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a4e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having co-founded WatchMyCompetitor (WMC)\u00a0 in 2015, whilst raising two teenage sons, Amanda Sinclair believes that while changes in government policies and institutional investor attitudes will take time, individuals and companies can take action to address the issue now.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-293c7bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"293c7bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dddbe96\" data-id=\"dddbe96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23944eb\" data-id=\"23944eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d2b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25d2b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amanda.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4934\" alt=\"amanda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amanda.png 768w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amanda-600x640.png 600w, https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amanda-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerning the cultural constraints and the relatively low number of women in tech, Amanda believes that a STEM background is not a prerequisite. In fact, the industry has a diverse range of roles that can filled by talented applicants without a STEM background and this can increase the pipeline of talent in the industry:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><i>\u201cHaving taught technology in girls schools alongside running a small tech business from home whilst my family were young I was struck by the assumption that a career in tech was assumed to be associated with development and coding when in actual fact there are a multitude of roles that we fulfill as an industry each requiring the ability to be creative and think outside the box. <\/i><i><br \/><\/i><i><br \/><\/i><i>From my experience recruiting candidates, I found competent employees from non-tech backgrounds, across all age groups, to be able to thrive at WMC and beyond. People who are interested in entering into tech shouldn\u2019t be deterred from applying for various non-tech roles and progressing in this fascinating, innovative fast moving industry.\u201d <\/i><\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which brings us to the role that companies can play. Amanda believes that companies should welcome female talent into the industry. This is an area where WMC has taken a proactive approach. When it comes to recruitment, the company has actively ensured women occupy positions across the business: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><strong><i>We are super proud at WMC of our growing team of women fulfilling such roles across multiple teams and it is a real pleasure to share some of their experiences with our community of how the tech industry appeals to them and the contribution they are making to our business and the tech industry as a whole.\u201d<\/i><i><br \/><\/i><i><br \/><\/i><i>WMC has made great strides as an organisation in recent years because our recruitment policy aims to tap into the full potential of male and female talent, with the emphasis on recruiting bright, curious people. I hope that this can serve as a great example for peer companies in the industry and hope this will gradually increase the number of aspiring female tech entrepreneurs in the future. <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Underrepresentation of women has significant economic implications for countries. \u00a0There are 4 reasons behind the relatively low number of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","yoast_wpseo_title":"","yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4927"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4937,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927\/revisions\/4937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmc-nonprod.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}