#GAReads | Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo
"Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo":
Addressing the gender gap isn’t only an issue of perception. Companies with homogenous workforces make worse products and earn less money, argues Guha. “We know large numbers of women are struggling to get funding. A female founder is 86% less likely to be funded than a man,” she says. “That’s crazy when we know the return on investment is higher; it is about 34% higher for companies with a gender diverse leadership. It’s not about ‘corporate social responsibility’: a diverse range of thinking will bring better value for the company.”
Read Hannah Devlin and Alex Hern's full article at The Guardian here…