如何推动女性撑起科技行业半边天

    支持、利用正式网络：女性创业者通过网络可获得资金和专业知识。许多集团都在关注科技领域的女性，如The Anita Borg Institute、Astia、Girls in Tech、Springboard Enterprises、Women Inspiration Enterprise (WIE)、NCWIT、Women 2.0和Forte。这些网络可以帮助初创企业的女性创造就业机会和实习机会、展示女性企业家的故事并帮助女性发展创业技能。同时，女性也需要参与到男性企业家的网络中，而不仅仅局限于专为女性单独创立的群体。

    让更多的女性进入企业家行列将为我们的经济带来更多样化的理念和创新产品。现在只有10%的风险资本支持的企业由女性参与创立，女性在投资界只占很小的比例，我们可以增强这一群体的创造力量，促进经济的增长。这不仅会为女性带来积极影响，也会为我们所有人带来积极影响，我们将受益于她们创造的岗位以及她们为市场带来的产品和服务。

    周一，玛丽莎•梅耶尔加入雅虎担任首席执行官，这是一个强烈的信号，说明我们正在拓展这个领域，让所有人都能参与领导技术革新。

    Jack Hidary是一位创业公司投资者，也是Dice.com的联合创始人和前任首席执行官。Cindy Padnos是早期风险投资公司Illuminate Ventures的创始人和执行合伙人。她是Vivant 的创始人和首席执行官，Acumen首席执行官、Scopus副总裁，并著有白皮书《卓越企业家：高科技行业的女性》（High-performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High Tech）

    Support and leverage formal networks: Access to networks can bring capital and expertise to women founders. There are many groups focused on women in tech such as The Anita Borg Institute, Astia, Girls in Tech, Springboard Enterprises, Women Inspiration Enterprise (WIE), NCWIT, Women 2.0, and Forte. Networks such as these can help create job opportunities and internships for women in startups, showcase women entrepreneurs and help women develop their entrepreneurial skills. At the same time, women also need to become involved in the networks available to male entrepreneurs – not just separate groups for women.

    Bringing more women into the entrepreneurial sector will bring a more diverse range of ideas and innovative offerings to our economy. With only 10% of venture-backed startups now co-founded by women and women representing such small numbers in the investing community, we can readily increase the creative power of this critical economic engine. This will have positive effects not just for women, but for all of us who will benefit from the jobs they create and the products and services they bring to market.

    Marissa Mayer joining Yahoo as its CEO Monday is a great signal that we are widening the tent for all to participate in leading the tech revolution.

    Jack Hidary is a startup investor and co-founder and former CEO of Dice.com (DHX). Cindy Padnos is the founder & managing partner of Illuminate Ventures, an early stage venture firm. She was the founder & CEO of Vivant (ORCL), CEO of Acumen, a VP at Scopus, and authored the white paper "High-performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High Tech".