Episode 5 - Sexism in Tech

Studies Show

We sit down with Samara Mejia Hernandez, Senior Associate at MATH Venture Partners, and Sabrina Mutukisna, co-founder and CEO of The Town Kitchen, to discuss bias and discrimination in tech. More about Sabrina and The Town Kitchen: https://thetownkitchen.com/about/ More about Samara and MATH Venture Partners: http://www.mathventurepartners.com/samara-mejia Discussed in this episode: “Why Your Boss is Still a White Guy” http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/hub/ct-boss-white-guy-diversity-views-hub-bsi-20161206-story.html “Overconfidence is the biggest psychological predictor of whether or not you’re going to become an entrepreneur.” http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-are-there-more-male-entrepreneurs-than-female-ones/ Importance of women funding women: https://hbr.org/2016/07/research-the-gender-gap-in-startup-success-disappears-when-women-fund-women 84% of women have been told they’re too aggressive: https://www.elephantinthevalley.com/ 100% of women of color in STEM have experience bias http://fortune.com/2015/01/26/study-100-of-women-of-color-in-stem-experience-bias/ [Music by Yusuf Siddiquee]