'London is also home to a growing number of powerful networks helping to empower female founders.'
found that investors ask female entrepreneurs about the potential for loss and male entrepreneurs the potential for gains.
The change is real too. The fact that these studies exist means the bias is being measured so we can deal with it—as Peter Drucker said: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”Tech Week launched and highlighted some of the initiatives and networks working to increase the number of women in tech and female founders.
London Tech Week 2019 saw the launch of the first European Women in Tech cohort organized by the British Embassy in Paris and the U.K. Department of International Trade. This great initiative brought together 35 female founders from across 16 European nations, invited to attend several events at London Tech Week.
There were companies from FinTech to EdTech and food to luxury retail. The initiative invited them to events such as CreaTech, which brought together 400 of the most influential players in the technology and creative industries, CogX, the festival of AI and Emerging Tech and workshops with VC in FinTech and Professional Services. The initiative organized several networking events with fellow founders, investors, government officials, and other movers and shakers in London.
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