Fresh Data on Gender Diversity on Private Company Boards
In a follow-up study produced through a collaboration between Him For Her and Crunchbase, analysis on the board composition of some of the most heavily funded private companies points to modest progress in terms of gender diversity. The group’s first...
The Gender Wealth Gap: Why We Need More Women to Invest and to Invest in More Women
How does one generate wealth? A look at the Forbes Billionaire list tells a compelling narrative that wealth is predominantly generated through either entrepreneurship or investing. While entrepreneurs like Oprah Winfrey and Jeff Bezos, and investors like Warren...
Women Funding Women Creates Affordable Housing, Green Construction, And Jobs
The entrepreneurial funding community is not meeting women’s needs, especially Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC). When women approach problem-solving, they do so holistically and systematically; Larry Keeley told me when I interviewed him about his...
How to Expand Your Network and Expand Your Opportunities
Connecting with people who have different skills, experiences and perspectives can help you make smarter decisions, solve problems and grow your business. But the networking that builds those relationships can be more challenging for people of color who may face...
What’s Hard About Being “The First” or “The Only” in Tech? All of This.
Being the only woman on a team (or at a company) – especially when belonging to additional marginalized groups – is harmful to one’s career, mental wellbeing, and physical safety (McKinsey & Co, 2019). Lately, I’ve noticed these statistics aren’t...
What These 16 Latin American Female Founders Have In Common
As a first-year college student, finding a summer internship is tough. There are not many opportunities out there for freshmen, even less during a global pandemic. I was very overwhelmed by the circumstances and how abruptly my first year of college had ended, so I...
111+ Women Owners of Venture and Growth Capital Funds
According to recent data published by Women in VC, only 5.6% of US Venture Capital firms are led by women. In many places around the world, those numbers are drastically lower. However, those numbers are starting to really increase. 76% of women-led VC firms having...
We Need a Flexibility Revolution
It was a scene to which so many of us have become resigned: at 5:00 on a Wednesday, I mustered my most professional voice to lead an important work call with dozens of colleagues, while cooking and watching my kids. My two boys – 5 and 3 – were happily...