Empowering women in business, startups mixing fashion and feminism are celebrating a renaissance. By Tara Hunt (Co-Founder & CEO, Buyosphere) Many of those not in the know think of fashion as a trap for women. Uncomfortable shoes. Impossible body images. Shallow...
When it comes to women and technology, misconceptions abound. By Leslie Bradshaw (Co-Founder & President, JESS3) If the chatter on the internet is to be believed, women: 1) play a small role in the world of tech and 2) are best suited in the “Pink Ghetto” where...
By Marian Mangoubi (Founder & CEO, Sassy CEO) There’s an image of entrepreneurial women focusing on their startups on beauty, shopping, and fashion (“Pink Ghetto”). However, after a year of studying tech companies founded by women, I can say...
By Elissa Rose (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) This week at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, there was a panel titled “What if you could create a startup?” The panel was made up of women, one of which was a Partner at the VC firm...
By Ellie Cachette (Founder & CEO, ConsumerBell) There’s something happening in New York Tech Scene: The female community is finding and establishing itself among the ranks of the techies in the Big Apple. For a lot of reasons New York is not Silicon Valley, where...