differences in future-time orientation between men and women I am skeptical as to whether future-time orientation is the issue. Even if we assume it is a perso

differences in future-time orientation between men and women I am skeptical as to whether future-time orientation is the issue. Even if we assume it is a personality issue (rather than simply the tech gender ratio), it is more likely that the likelihood of success estimation is at the root. Future time orientation generally refers to your ability to say "Suffer now for 100% guaranteed success in 5 years" - for example, save now for retirement. Founding is not like that. Founding is "Suffer now for X% guaranteed success in 5 years". The question is what you tell yourself X is. If Group A think it is 50%, they are more likely to found that Group B, who think it is 1% and are who will probably give it a miss. But I doubt any of it is relevant. It's worth remembering that something like 40% of small businesses in the US are owned or co-owned by women. It's going to be hard to find an intrinsic reason that applies to the tech industry that does not apply to other types of business.