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Interesting stuff. One detail I'd like to respond to. Jessica writes: And as YC has grown, so has the number of female partners. Now there are four o
by skywhopper 12y ago
Interesting stuff. One detail I'd like to respond to. Jessica writes:
And as YC has grown, so has the number of female
partners. Now there are four of us and we are not
tokens, or a female minority in a male-dominated
firm. At the risk of offending my male colleagues,
who will nevertheless understand what I mean, some
would claim it's closer to the truth to say that
that we run the place.
Many times women find themselves in the situation where they are the more responsible employees, working harder than the men, taking care of the details many men overlook for far longer, and too often earning far less money and respect. So I just hope that Jessica and the other female partners are being compensated consummate to their contribution to the success of YC.
- girvo 12y agoWhile I'm not disagreeing with your point, I'd like to point out that > working harder than the men, taking care of the details many men overlook for far longer, and too often earning far less money and respect is a problem not just for women, but something I see constantly across our industry in general. Definitely something we should deal with better. Thankfully, the steps we should be taking to bring more women into this industry and deal with this problem are possibly interrelated, so it's one of the many cases where we can help everyone :)