nehan

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1. 31.▲
   by nehan 15y ago

   I realize this is a bit pedantic, but the event is not exclusive, and it is open to all. They welcome men to the event as well, they just advertise it to encourage more women to come.
2. 32.▲
   by nehan 15y ago

   I think the key difference between your situation at your company and women in tech is that your situation is not systematic. There are a lot of other male, white role models doing startups, and they are very visible.
3. 33.▲
   by nehan 15y ago

   Thanks for bringing this up -- it frustrates me when people correlate making things more female friendly with supporting children, flexible work hours, etc. Guess what? Men have kids too! And, there's a lot of women who don't have or don
4. 34.▲
   by nehan 16y ago

   Is this something that's prevalent in the NYC startup landscape, more so than anywhere else? If so, that's unfortunate.
5. 35.▲
   by nehan 16y ago

   What reality? Even if that were the case, I think it's worth questioning why only 2-5% of applicants are women.
6. 36.▲
   by nehan 16y ago

   Is that even necessary? It already is XY Combinator -- only 14 women out of 450 people in ycombinator total -- 3.1%. That's pathetic.