The biggest bias in tech that no one talks about:
. Aside from the hard metric of dollars raised, entrepreneurs of both genders report feeling significantly less supported by the venture community once they reach 45.Ageism impacts everyone, but women bear the unfair brunt of this trend. In this same survey of early stage founders,. But for female founders, the amount raised doesn’t spike until the late 30s and it peaks soon after, by age 45. Founders of both sexes experience a drop off in funding after they hit their 45th birthday.
There is a misconception that you can’t be pregnant or take maternity leave and still lead your company, which can put pressure on you to delay or forgo parenthood. However, the landscape is changing and many of us are paving the way.Not surprisingly, when it comes to being a parent, venture-backed founders diverge on whether they’ve felt it to be a challenge.
Unlike other industries, tech’s hallmark is change and innovation. For this reason, professional experience is not valued as much as the ability to think outside the proverbial box. Fresh young talent has a leg up in an industry where bold new ideas are valued above all else. Tech is an industry of and in disruption, not beholden to status quo ways of doing things.
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