Accelerating women’s involvement in tech
By Linda Forrest
Since my blog post last week, I’ve seen a lot of coverage regarding the issue of women in technology.
A Rabble.ca article shared the following:
During a town Hall meeting this April attended by President Obama, it was announced that women make up only 25 per cent of the technology workforce, and only 18 per cent of those taking computer science courses.
The numbers are even smaller when it comes to startups. Women head up only 10 per cent of startups in the U.S., despite the fact that 40 per cent of all businesses are 50 per cent or more owned by women.
The good news is that there are a number of accelerators working to boost those numbers.
