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Increasing Participation Of Women In Business And IT

In this year’s Olympics that were held in PyeongChang this month, the U.S. walked away with 23 medals—57% of which were won by women! This is not the first time but certainly a step forward to the change—in all the Winter Olympics since 1924, women have won just 40% of the medals. Huge progress! Women are also making significant existence in the business world. There was a long list of women who won the business awards last year. Isn’t it a huge progress? It is clear that women are gaining new respect in sports, business, and many other areas. But we still have a long way to go and explore new heights of success. Fortunately, we can see glimpses of change. Aspect Ventures, for example, is a new venture capital firm started by two women, whose startup portfolio is 40% female-founded, and 30% cofounded by a racial minority. Like the winners who took home medals, everyone on the Women in IT finalist list got there through incredibly hard work and determination. There is a lot of d