"When more girls aspire to be engineers there will be more women tech entrepreneurs." - Reham Fagiri, @AptDeco http://buff.ly/11r4TXM
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@DShankar@alexisohanian is it distinctly clear that the crucial missing element is a lack of aspiration? .. -
@DShankar@alexisohanian I believe the (well-intentioned) interviewed entrepreneur is relying on anecdotes and personal experiences -
@DShankar@alexisohanian I wish articles like these would tend more toward citing research on women tech entrepreneurs instead. -
@starsandrobots@alexisohanian I see. I'm just trying to learn more! Anecdotes from successful women might also have survivorship bias? -
@DShankar@alexisohanian FWIW if you're interested in basic/light reads, I enjoyed both Women Don't Ask and Unlocking the Clubhouse -
@starsandrobots@DShankar CCing@apteco so Reham can see this since it’s her quote after all. And I certainly won’t be betting against you!
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@starsandrobots@DShankar@alexisohanian It's not about placing blame. It's about encouraging girls at a young age to be excited about STEM. -
@AptDeco@DShankar@alexisohanian Right! Well, blame isn't the same as responsibility..lots of girls <3 STEM - encouraging only goes so far -
@AptDeco@DShankar@alexisohanian given http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_STEM_fields#Leaky_pipeline …, it's important to look at support and mentorship, not just drive, excitement
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