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I don't think they post that stat every year. In 2015 it was about 12%: https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-demographics https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-de
by mdorazio 4y ago
I don't think they post that stat every year. In 2015 it was about 12%: https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-demographics https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-demographics
But that doesn't really help answer my bigger question, which is why is that number so low?
I did find one stat showing about 20% of US businesses with employees are female-owned, which is itself troubling and leads to more "why?".
- siphor 4y agoLooks like about 20% of comp sci grads in the US are women. Seems like the very simple "why". As for that why... idk probably need to change how kids grow up en-masse. My guess, which probably isn't worth much, is it'll happen slowly, but will probably take a generation or two. There's probably also some genetically encoded differences on risk-averseness (another guess). FAANG is a great gig and is much more predictable and stable.
- dsr_ 4y agoCultural factors consistently swamp genetic explanations for things which aren't obvious morphology and biology.
- YetAnotherNick 4y agoConsistently is a big word without any proof. After all scientists have found many of gender norm in nearest animals and completely isolated human tribes.
- ceeplusplus 4y agoTestosterone is a known causative factor for aggression and risk taking. Men have more testosterone than women.
- nfw2 4y agoAnother potential difference could be prioritization of work-life balance, which would generally be better at a FAANG company than a startup.