While women are making inroads into senior positions, there is still much work to be done
, the federal minister of small business and export promotion, at an event in Vancouver last year. In K-W, there have been concerted efforts to increase the number of both women who work in STEM and women who become founders. Communitech runs theIsmail completed the Fierce Founders program in 2018. For her, it was an opportunity to connect with other women who share the unique experience of being a female entrepreneur.
But it turned out they loved meeting her son. “It was so refreshing because so many people were like, ‘Oh, I remember those days. Like, I had started my restaurant and I had a baby.’” So while working in startups does come with challenges, it also brings opportunities. For Gilani, it was getting to spend more time with her family as she grew her business.Jeffrey worked in the music industry before transitioning to startups.
For Woo, the speed and flexibility of startup life holds much of its appeal. “Everyone around me is always so willing to learn new things,” she says., only 8.3% of Shinydocs employees were women. Now, one of the things Woo pushes for is to think about where biases may stop someone from applying for a job, even removing job requirements from job postings.
After making changes to the company’s recruitment process, 29% of the staff was female by January 2020, and over 40% of new hires were women. “I definitely think it’s just more education around what makes a workplace toxic for women in a technical position,” she says. “A lot of people don’t actually realize that the culture they’ve created is toxic.”
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