Did you know that women are being hired by the top 8 tech firms in the world at a rate 238% faster
than men? Perhaps it's only a matter of time before society embraces a female Mark Zuckerberg or
Steve Jobs. In a new infographic, Coupofy.com looked at the growing female role in the tech industry
and some of the trailblazers that are opening those doors.
Of course one sure fire way for a woman to secure a role in the tech industry is to found a tech
startup herself. 20% of all such businesses are now founded by women. In the US this figure drops
slightly to 18%, but cities like Chicago and Boston are the most female friendly in the world.
Leading tech firms are now also hiring women to top positions, with the likes of Google, Yahoo,
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This covers everything from Financial Services, to Energy, to
Manufacturing.
However perhaps the true female tech pioneers are those who are self made. Zhou Qunfei who
founded Hong Kong based company Lens has earned herself a net worth of $7.5 billion. Denis Coates
of Bet365 and Judy Faulkner of Epic aren't far behind, collectively helping women make up 7% of the
100 richest tech billionaires as ranked by Forbes.
Forbes also recently named Jenny Lee of GGV Capital the top venture capitalist, the first woman to
earn the honor. She is also the leading female investor in the tech industry. Other pioneers include
Sandra Kurtzig who was the first woman to take her own Silicon Valley company public, with ASK
computer systems, and Angela Ahrendts who in her role as Senior VP of Apple is the highest paid
female executive in the United States.
Despite all of these numbers and facts proving that the landscape in tech is changing, there are still
those that believe women could still be better represented. Among them are venture capital firms
Aligned Partners, Belle Capital, Forerunner Ventures and others, who have decided to only fund
How Betsy Devos Conducts Education Reforms Courtesy Of Vast Contributions from the Devos Family Foundation Betsy DeVos and the DeVos family are generally known for many things. Apart from serving as the 11th United States Secretary of Education, Betsy and her husband, Dick, have become synonymous with funding Republican candidates countrywide in the buildup to the General Elections. By funding, Betsy and the family at large have spent millions of dollars from their staggering fortune for campaign financing. However, Betsy DeVos has uniquely carved her reputation by spending a sizable amount from her fortune for philanthropic contributions. In essence, the billionaire couple’s charitable contributions paint a stark image of their Christian
In her article, “Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?” Sheryl Sandberg discusses the issue of women’s equality and success in the workplace. She states that women are told they won’t become as successful as their male counterparts, and ironically that becomes true. Sandberg also discusses women and their struggles of balancing personal lives and work. Although the article may seem slightly monotonous, the author appears extremely credible and reliable because of her use of references to pop culture, use of personal stories, and exceptional use of facts.
Kathryn Smith is making history by becoming the first full-time female coach in the NFL. Her passion for coaching began as a little girl, helping her father keep stats for her brother’s high school football team. She attended St. John’s University in Queens, New York, to study Sports Management. In 2003, she began her career in sports as a game-day/ special-events intern with the New York Jets. She also managed the college men’s basketball team and she became a college scouting intern and then a player assistant in 2007.
In the reading for this week, Friedlander discusses how the rise of female musicians in the early 1960s reflected the sexism inherent in society at the time through the labelling of talented performers simply as “girl groups” (pg. 72). This term infantilized artists like The Ronettes, The Shirelles and The Crystals, and by extension, implied that rock music was still a male domain. This is supported by the fact that the production teams behind hit records such as ‘Be My Baby’ were predominantly male. According to Friedlander, if a “girl group” achieved a million-seller record in the early 1960s, they would collectively only receive around $30,000-$40,000 to split between members thanks to a 3-4% royalty rate (pg. 74). Although singles like ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’ (The Crystals) and ‘Baby, I Love You’ (The Ronettes) involved little creative contribution from the performers (both of these examples were produced and co-written by Phil
Rosemary Okumu PSYC 1113 – Section 11/18 /2016 Gender Gender is the state of being male or female. Male are thought to be adventurous, aggressive, strong whereas females are to be affectionate, attractive, shy and sexy. While I highly identify with my feminine gender characteristics, at times l possess masculine characteristics like confidence, ambition, and sometimes aggression.
There are more doctors, professors, writers, dentists, lawyers, than ever. However, women are still misrepresented in areas such as Congress and the top positions in the business world, such as CEO’s, board members, and executives. While the movement for women has been a long battle, the battle is far from over. Diversity is necessary and will be necessary for years to come. Therefore, the equality of women in the workplace is just as
Throughout the time period that takes place within 혛혩혦혪혳 혌혺혦혴 혞혦혳혦 혞혢혵혤혩혪혯혨 혎혰혥, women are incessantly viewed as the weaker sex. From the very beginning, Nanny believes that Janie is too fragile to take care of herself, and therefore forces her to marry Logan Killicks. Moreover, in Janie 's marriages with both Logan and Joe, Janie is expected to believe that her self-worth depends on the men. This is shown when Logan tells her, "You ain 't got no particular place. It 's wherever Ah need yuh" (31), and when Joe remarks, "Somebody got to think for women...
In the second decade of the 21st century, the few women that make it to the top as still seen as “the exception” and according to research this is a “pipeline problem”. Overall, women form a significant part of the labour force, but the pipeline breaks somewhere between middle management and the c-suite (the top executives). This break in the pipeline is caused by various issues including organizations failing to recognize and identify their own glass ceilings and developing appropriate solutions that not only destroy the glass ceiling but also rectify their leadership pipelines. Most importantly, the presence of high-status female managers has a huge impact on gender inequality in the workplace, women in positions of authority get to make decisions on issues including gender pay gap and diversified hiring practices. However, this break in the pipeline limits women’s access to leadership positions and “employees just don’t see enough women in leadership positions at their companies” (Coffman,
Today both males and females pose great value on a high paying career. Women have made significant advancement in their labor force and educational achievement. Today 60% of females are part of the work force compared to only 30% in the 1950’s. Women no longer need a man’s financial support or validation. “It’s a modern generation of couples with a whole new set of social norms.
Jeff Bezos to date currently has a total net worth of over 105 billion dollars. Whilst the first 17 of the worlds richest billionaires goes to men, the number 18 spot is a women, Alice Walton. Some may argue she is only worth so much
Women are getting outstanding jobs as they become more individualistic role models because women want to do for themselves
The generations of today continue to believe some of the stereotypes made about entrepreneurs in order to classify all entrepreneurs as one group and type of person when everybody is different in their own way. Female Entrepreneurs specifically are looked at differently compared to males because guys are portrayed as being more smart and strong, but girls have shown that those statements are not true. Some of the stereotypes said about female entrepreneurs go back to how they are not respected by others or taken professionally because they are not supposed to be able to make it on their
In her widely watched 2010 TED talk “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders” (currently with more than 1.5 million views) Sheryl Sandberg, currently Chief Operating Officer of Facebook (and the first woman to serve on Facebook's board) and formerly Vice President at Google, shares her experience of being one of the rare women in top global management positions and offers advice to women who would like to succeed in their corporate careers. In the 15-minute video, Sandberg asks how we can fix the problem of having too few women in top leadership positions in spite of many advances in women’s rights being made. She argues that the solution lies with women themselves, as individuals, and the messages they need to tell themselves and their daughters. This entails three steps: (1) ‘sit at the table’, meaning women should negotiate for themselves more assertively and stop underestimating their abilities; (2) ‘make your partner a real partner’ and establish shared/equal responsibilities between partners at home (i.e. with raising children and housework); and (3) ‘don’t ‘leave’ before you leave’, which means continuing to work at the best of your abilities (i.e. ‘leaning in’ instead of ‘leaning back’ when the possibility of having a child is entertained) until
Over the past 40 years defenders of women’s right have worked hard to assure growth of women's careers, trying to contest what is attribute as ‘the glass ceiling’ which is the invisible barriers that control woman from rising to top positions in corporate context. From the mid-90s European Government firms and private and public organizations have pursued a suit, bringing the recruitment of women at the upper levels of companies. The increasing prominence of leaders like Carly Fiorina, Hillary Clinton, and Condoleezza Rice accentuate the development in gender roles over the last half century. In the first paragraph I will discuss what do you need to be a successful leader and also about how women rises in organizational structures and practices,
When that resource, time, is being used to focus on gender verses productivity the company as a whole suffers. By achieving gender equality in the workplace, companies should start to see a significant amount of financial progression. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, “It can also improve national productivity and economic growth” (WGEA). This statistic can make for a great motivator in the business world. Not only can removing the gender factor reduce the number of barriers associated with females, but it can show that a company is willing to give every employee an equal chance which can lead to attracting newer potential experienced employees of both genders.