The number of female executive at a startup correlates to its success, according to a new study. We take a look at 10 popular startups to see how many women are in their executive ranks. Read more »
Recent research showed that the majority of online freelancers are women. Now, new numbers from MBO Partners reveal women aren’t just dominating independent work online, but actually make up more than half of all independent pros, and they’re highly satisfied with this way of working. Read more »
A new survey released by remote access company TeamViewer today shows that while both genders predict more online meetings in the future, women see more benefits to the practice than men do and are also more demanding of their meeting hosts. Why is this? Read more »
If you imagine that online freelancing is mainly the preserve of male techies, it’s time to revise your understanding. A new survey of the sector by consultancy Zinnov reveals women make up 55 percent of the online labor pool, along with other insights. Read more »
A long-time, female freelancer argues that, though the reason may be nurture rather than nature, women are often better equipped with the skills demanded of independent workers, including empathy, creativity and the ability to accept an uncertain, lower-status work style. Read more »
Everyone kissed goodbye to the jobs-for-life model long ago. Now pundits are arguing that for many of us jobs in their entirety are about to become a thing of the past, replaced by ‘the gig economy.’ Might women do better in this new work reality? Read more »
The profile of Sheryl Sandberg in the New Yorker this week purports to be about women in technology, but it’s also a glimpses into the evolving state of the workplace in an entrepreneurial and highly connected world -– the future of work for the professional class. Read more »
Women are underrepresented in venture-backed startups, according to data released today by a firm called CB Insights, which notes that only 8 percent of venture-backed startups have female founders. That and some data released by Illuminate Ventures has me wondering if there’s a female-focused funding model. Read more »
Just so you know, this is not an April Fool’s joke: video conferencing startup Vidyo — the same company that powers the ultra-popular Google Talk video chat client — has raised a $25 million Series C round of financing, it announced today. With the new cash, […] Read more »
The Times this week, in a story about a new line of “stylishly designed” electronics from Memorex targeted at women, asks if women are getting the gadgets they deserve. I would answer no. Women (and really everyone) deserve gadgets that are easy to use. And a […] Read more »
