What does it mean to be a woman in 2021?

Women are heads of state - but in only 20 countries. The pay gap has reduced - but minimally in the past decade. And fiscal inequality goes further... In 2018 women-founded businesses raised $2.88 billion in funding. Sound good? This represented 2.2% of the funding raised. Video footage of the funding rounds demonstrated that male and female founders were asked radically different questions. The transcripts showed men being asked promotion-based questions - around goals and advancement potential, while women were asked questions about risk and due diligence. What are the consequences of asking different questions? A separate Harvard Business Review...

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