Silicon Valley has imploded over the last couple of weeks, after several women came forward to publicly share their stories of being sexually harassed by senior figures in the industry. I'm awed by the strength and bravery of these women and hope the ensuing outrage and various resignations, signal a sea change in the way the tech industry treats women. Various solutions have been put forward to try and combat the rampant sexism that exists in tech, but the most practical of these and the most likely to produce lasting change can be found in this blog post by Claudia Iannazzo, founder of AlphaPrime Ventures who suggests the following steps:
1. Hire more women to create a more balanced and realistic workforce
2. Set diversity goals
3. Amplify women's voices
4. Facilitate the introduction of founders to potential funders
5. Make the panel pledge and refuse to speak on panels unless women are represented
6. Make the column pledge which as above, ensures women are represented and quoted in articles concerning the tech industry
7. Support the professional development of women, through training and sponsorship
Read and share and lets make this mistreatment of women a thing of the past.
