Did you know that women are being hired by the top 8 tech firms in the world at a rate 238% faster
than men? Perhaps it's only a matter of time before society embraces a female Mark Zuckerberg or
Steve Jobs. In a new infographic, Coupofy.com looked at the growing female role in the tech industry
and some of the trailblazers that are opening those doors.
Of course one sure fire way for a woman to secure a role in the tech industry is to found a tech
startup herself. 20% of all such businesses are now founded by women. In the US this figure drops
slightly to 18%, but cities like Chicago and Boston are the most female friendly in the world.
Leading tech firms are now also hiring women to top positions, with the likes of Google, Yahoo,
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This covers everything from Financial Services, to Energy, to
Manufacturing.
However perhaps the true female tech pioneers are those who are self made. Zhou Qunfei who
founded Hong Kong based company Lens has earned herself a net worth of $7.5 billion. Denis Coates
of Bet365 and Judy Faulkner of Epic aren't far behind, collectively helping women make up 7% of the
100 richest tech billionaires as ranked by Forbes.
Forbes also recently named Jenny Lee of GGV Capital the top venture capitalist, the first woman to
earn the honor. She is also the leading female investor in the tech industry. Other pioneers include
Sandra Kurtzig who was the first woman to take her own Silicon Valley company public, with ASK
computer systems, and Angela Ahrendts who in her role as Senior VP of Apple is the highest paid
female executive in the United States.
Despite all of these numbers and facts proving that the landscape in tech is changing, there are still
those that believe women could still be better represented. Among them are venture capital firms
Aligned Partners, Belle Capital, Forerunner Ventures and others, who have decided to only fund