Assuming I got along with both CEOs and enjoyed working with either of them equally, but the number of women - led ventures receiving venture investment was still disproportionately less than their male counterparts, I would probably invest in the venture led
by a female CEO.
The odds of encountering two identical startups (with the exception that one is led
by a female CEO and the other by a male CEO) is very slim.
Currently, I am seeing ventures that are seizing interesting opportunities or tackling challenges in the process and they tend to be led
by female CEOs.
«Some of our other companies have female executives but few are led
by a female CEO,» he says.
Setting aside all the sleeziness surrounding the former CEO (who has since been replaced
by a female CEO, yay!)
Only 15 of the Fortune 500 companies are headed
by female CEOs and women hold only 17 of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate
Women make up 83 percent of librarians and 92 percent of nurses; only 15 of the Fortune 500 companies are headed
by female CEOs; and women hold only 17 of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate.
Not exact matches
British bank Barclays recently started issuing exchange - traded notes on the NYSE Arca exchange (similar to ETFs, only they are derivatives guaranteed
by the bank rather than invested in the underlying securities) that track a Women in Leadership index of U.S. companies whose
CEOs are women or whose boards are at least one - quarter
female.
Theresia Gouw, once a partner with Accel Partners, and Fonstad, formerly managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, founded Aspect Ventures; Aileen Lee left Kleiner Perkins to launch seed fund Cowboy Ventures; Gilt Groupe's former
CEO Susan Lyne hatched AOL's BBG (Built
by Girls) Ventures; serial entrepreneur Anu Duggal launched the
Female Founders Fund with the express purpose of investing in women.
Of course, it must be noted that the averages are affected
by the small number of
female CEOs in the analysis: just eight women out of 101 (Oracle has two
CEOs).
The round, which was announced Tuesday, is one of the largest series B fundraising efforts ever
by female founders, according to Audrey Gelman, The Wing's cofounder and
CEO.
The firm's analysis of the so - called Equilar 100 (top 100 companies
by revenue) finds that the
female CEOs in this group earned an average $ 22.7 million last year, while the male chiefs took home an average $ 14.9 million.
Only 2.7 % of venture funding currently goes to
female CEOs, according to a 2014 study
by Babson College.
The largest A round to go to a
female founder in New York went to DWNLD, a mobile app platform led
by founder and
CEO Alexandra Keating, who raised $ 12 million.
Another prong in No Ceilings» new program is an effort
by the nonprofit Catalyst to create what's being billed as an annual list of
CEO - endorsed
female candidates who are ready to serve as directors on U.S. corporate boards.
A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with
female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with
female CEOs than firms led
by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a
female CEO.
Because
female - led startups are found to receive less investor funding and
female CEOs are often outnumbered
by their male counterparts,
female entrepreneurs experience something of an underdog culture.
The median pay for a
female CEO was $ 13.1 million last year, up 9 % from 2015, according to an analysis
by executive data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
The article, «When the
Female Customer Perplexes Techie Male
CEOs» (subscription required)
by Katherine Rosman, charts the missteps of male executives when they try to build products that appeal to women.
They've inspired me to follow in their footsteps and contribute to the voice for gender equality
by celebrating and highlighting highly successful
female founders,
CEOs and investors.
A new study
by two professors who looked at the compensation of corporate leaders at 2,282 companies from 1996 to 2014 found that there may be no pay gap between male and
female CEOs of publicly traded companies.
But industry experts say Best Buy and Yahoo, each led
by a new
CEO who inherited companies hobbled
by dysfunctional cultures, are trying to send a broader message to employees, male or
female, that they mean business.
In 2015, the eight
females who served in the top position at the 100 largest companies
by revenue earned an average of $ 22.7 million, compared to $ 14.9 million for male
CEOs on the list.
Rometty was one of the highest paid
CEOs and the top paid
female CEO in 2016, according to a study carried out
by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
And venture is not alone; only 5 percent of the S&P 500 index has a
female CEO; 3 percent of U.S. senior leadership teams are racially diverse; 8 percent of law firm equity partners are individuals of color; and 18 percent of the largest nonprofits ($ 50 million + budgets) are run
by women, despite an overwhelmingly (75 percent)
female employee base.
Tejada is one of only three
female CEOs on a list of 100 fast - growing cloud companies compiled
by Forbes, Salesforce and Bessemer.
She co-founded and last served as
CEO for Sprout Pharmaceuticals where, in 2015, the company broke through with the first ever FDA - approved drug for low sexual desire in women — dubbed «
female Viagra»
by the media.
NEWSMAKERS
By Gilly Wright One of the world's oldest insurance markets, Lloyd's of London, has appointed the first
female CEO in its 325 - year history.
Company
CEO Travis Kalanick's call on Sunday for an internal investigation into a sexual harassment claim
by a
female engineer is the latest in a litany of controversies that have dogged the largest of unicorns, one with a market value of nearly $ 70 billion and climbing.
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News At South by Southwest 2018, Ingrid Vanderveldt, chairman, and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement, launched MintHer, a financial resources network for female entrepreneur
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News At South
by Southwest 2018, Ingrid Vanderveldt, chairman, and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement, launched MintHer, a financial resources network for female entrepreneur
by Southwest 2018, Ingrid Vanderveldt, chairman, and
CEO of Empowering a Billion Women
by 2020 movement, launched MintHer, a financial resources network for female entrepreneur
by 2020 movement, launched MintHer, a financial resources network for
female entrepreneurs.
By contrast, male directors are significantly more likely than
female directors to be active or retired
CEOs, chairs, presidents or COOs: 47 % versus 15 %.
The median pay for a
female CEO was $ 13.1 million last year, up 9 percent from 2015, according to an analysis
by executive data firm...
The median pay for a
female CEO was $ 13.1 million last year, up 9 percent from 2015, according to an analysis
by executive data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
«What we're seeing in our economy is corporate harems, where a few men - company
CEOS and senior managers - are extracting the value created
by female labour - value that used to be extracted
by husbands or fathers.»
Five of the 40 total Series A raises were completed
by female - led companies, or 13 % of total, which makes the Beach seemingly more
female -
CEO - friendly than the Valley.
In NYC, the largest A with a
female founder
CEO was DWNLD, which raised $ 12.0 million, led
by Greylock Partners.
The girls were recruited
by Roya Mahboob, Afghanistan's first
female tech
CEO and founder of the Citadel software company.
Noting this as a priority for company growth,
CEO Mark Mednansky has been a strong supporter of positioning
females in leadership and has established internal programming (called FEED: Far Exceeding Expectations Daily) to help ensure Del Frisco's Restaurant Group creates a positive and inclusive work environment for its
By offering a benefits package complete with fully paid medical for managers, 401K retirement plans and insurance for
females and their families, Del Frisco's is able to provide
female staff with a sense of security and the ability to focus on job and potential career advancement.
However, in an election being dominated
by an air - headed racist with a history with bankruptcy, a brain surgeon who doesn't believe in evolution, and a
female CEO (who was fired from the job) who hates women's rights, someone like George Pataki doesn't necessarily look like a bad choice, either.
TheWrap editor - in - chief Sharon Waxman moderates a panel featuring film executive Chaz Ebert, director Lucy Walker, producer Cassian Elwes, Creative Coalition
CEO Robin Bronk, Swedish Film Institute
CEO Anna Swerner and actress Dionne Audain participate in TheWrap and The
Female Quotient's «Changing Hollywood: The Road to 50/50
by 2020» panel at The Girls Lounge in Cannes.
Jonathan Morris, the trust's
CEO, said the gender pay gap was «merely a statistical measure» and claimed SLT's figures were influenced
by its small size, and that it directly employs a large number of
female catering staff and learning support assistants, who attract lower salaries.
King Peggy
by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman Doubleday, $ 25.95, 352 pages Today, no one raises an eyebrow at seeing a
female doctor, police officer or
CEO.
Last week, a group of smart, successful
female founders and CEOs gathered on the 15th floor of the New York Times building in NYC for «10 Things Every Female CEO Should Know,» a panel organized by development consultancy Cyrus Innovation, along with co-sponsors Brand Foundry, Dev Bootcamp, New York Angels, and Bella Minds, as part of Cyrus's Female Founders pr
female founders and
CEOs gathered on the 15th floor of the New York Times building in NYC for «10 Things Every
Female CEO Should Know,» a panel organized by development consultancy Cyrus Innovation, along with co-sponsors Brand Foundry, Dev Bootcamp, New York Angels, and Bella Minds, as part of Cyrus's Female Founders pr
Female CEO Should Know,» a panel organized
by development consultancy Cyrus Innovation, along with co-sponsors Brand Foundry, Dev Bootcamp, New York Angels, and Bella Minds, as part of Cyrus's
Female Founders pr
Female Founders program.
The survey, which was completed
by over 11,500 working professionals globally, found that 18 % of UAE based
females believe they would need to reach MD or
CEO level in order to feel successful in their careers.
Despite research showing that professional women have the same leadership aspirations as men and plenty of evidence that companies with
female CEOs outperform those led
by men, only five percent of S&P 500 companies»
CEO slots are, in fact, filled
by women.