Shades of Grey: Tech Women - Mind the Gap

Despite increased awareness of gender equity issues, and commitment
by various executives and industry leaders, progress towards
equality appeared to have stalled. Is it really a lifestyle choice,
or is it born out of necessity (i.e. constraints), perhaps due to
lack of affordable childcare, flexible work arrangements, and
outdated cultural norms that women should bear the primary
caregiving responsibilities – of children and older
parents? 

In this episode of Shades of Grey, Theodora Lau and Arunkumar
Krishnakumar speak with Catherine Flax, CEO of PEFin. Catherine
made her transition to the startup world after several successful
years at Wall Street. The discussion focuses on her transition from
Wall street to the start up world, and the take aways from
there. 

The conversation then moves into the Venture capital industry and
the biases that a woman founder faces. Unless women are being
appointed into the senior roles (in banking, VC, and tech alike),
no substantial changes will occur. And it’s not just about helping
women getting into the corner offices either; to achieve
sustainable success will require cultural and policy changes to
support working parents. 

Deloitte, for example, is introducing a new policy that allows
parents to take 18 weeks of parental leave over 36 months –
recognizing that parenting is not something that happens for only
12 months. Listen in for more insights.


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