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Why is that an issue?

• rjanoch 12y ago
  Many female founders appear to be in non-technical roles. Need more women in STEM fields moving into entrepreneurship roles as the technical lead.
  • benologist 12y ago
    A female CEO can hire as many women as she wants? A female founder in any role probably influences hiring tremendously.
    • rjanoch 12y ago
      Very true. However, having a woman in a lead technical role to provide mentorship and inspiration to female developers is very important for encouraging more women to become developers and stay in the industry.
    • e1ven 12y ago
      For what it's worth, I'm fairly confident that it's illegal to discriminate on sex when making hiring decisions.
      • prawn 12y ago
        A female involved in hiring might mean the process is less discriminatory. Thus a female influencing hirings wouldn't necessarily be illegal, but potentially more legal.
        • Chronic29 12y ago
          False. A female will prefer female candidates. This is discrimination. Males do this too.
• joshmlewis 12y ago
  I was talking about the issue with the comment above mine not collecting individual role information so you can't determine who does what, just their name, gender, and bio.