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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.