“If men gave me one iota of hope by taking sick leave for childcare, then yes, we can think of mooting a proposal for paternity leave.” While that may seem like a regressive quote coming from anyone, this was by Maneka Gandhi, India’s Minister for Women and Child...
Christine Tsai, Founding Partner of 500 Startups, shares with us the 500 philosophy and culture around parental leave. Recently, a 500 colleague posted this on social media: “Diversity and equality is NOT about women who succeed because they sacrifice everything else...
500 Startups VC Christine Tsai, who was pregnant with her second child when she wrote the below, offers advice to companies. By Christine Tsai (Partner, 500 Startups) A few months after my first child was born, I wrote a post likening parenthood to entrepreneurship...
Paternity leave helps even the playing field and is good for gender equality, so why aren’t mothers more welcoming to men who take time off? By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) What’s one of the best ways to even the playing field at work and help more women reach...
Could the way to make startups more female friendly be to make them more father friendly? Songkick thinks so. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) The notion that work norms and corporate culture need to change in order for more women to rise to the top is an old...