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https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/6917/why-arent-startups-founded-by-women-getting-more-funding https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/6917/why

by astura 7y ago

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/6917/why-arent-startups-founded-by-women-getting-more-funding https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/6917/why-arent-... >According to researchers from Columbia Business School and London Business School, businesses led by women are 63 percent less likely to obtain venture capital (VC) funding than those led by men.

jacquesm 7y ago
That's not in any way contradicting what I wrote. Yes, men are much more likely to obtain funding than women. But, in some cases women are funded when men would be passed over with the same idea. It's similar to affirmative action.