While the majority of the U.S. workforce and over 50% of college students are female, they still only represent 35% of US startup business owners. The numbers are even lower in Europe. One reason for that could be, as famous Venture Capitalist Cindy Padnos stated, that “entrepreneurship is portrayed as a young man’s sport".
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When I first heard about the Berlin Geekettes Mentorship program I gladly joined as a mentor and am very happy with the mentee they matched with my profile. I applied not only because they promote the idea of women in the tech industry supporting each other. But even more so because mentorship opportunities and frameworks are very rare within the startup industry, for neither female nor male participants.
Read moreThe name cards are placed in immaculate rows, like tools waiting to be utilized, waiting for owners… tools of networking. As we take a glass, another quickly replaces it, not to disturb the uninterrupted perfection of the reception area. We anticipate our host for the evening by occasional details; two scooters leaning against a graffiti covered wall, a little cove plastered with TV screens that let us discover our world and a list of benefits for using Chrome entertains us while we wash our hands in the blue bathroom.
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Tech startups and organizations that aim to make positive social impact offer us hope for the future. New ideas to help build solutions for global problems could improve the lives of millions of people. With this panel, we’d like to showcase a group of extraordinary women from Berlin who are using technology to tackle our biggest social and environmental challenges.
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