如何推動女性撐起科技行業半邊天

????支持、利用正式網絡：女性創業者通過網絡可獲得資金和專業知識。許多集團都在關注科技領域的女性，如The Anita Borg Institute、Astia、Girls in Tech、Springboard Enterprises、Women Inspiration Enterprise (WIE)、NCWIT、Women 2.0和Forte。這些網絡可以幫助初創企業的女性創造就業機會和實習機會、展示女性企業家的故事并幫助女性發展創業技能。同時，女性也需要參與到男性企業家的網絡中，而不僅僅局限于專為女性單獨創立的群體。

????讓更多的女性進入企業家行列將為我們的經濟帶來更多樣化的理念和創新產品?，F在只有10%的風險資本支持的企業由女性參與創立，女性在投資界只占很小的比例，我們可以增強這一群體的創造力量，促進經濟的增長。這不僅會為女性帶來積極影響，也會為我們所有人帶來積極影響，我們將受益于她們創造的崗位以及她們為市場帶來的產品和服務。

????周一，瑪麗莎?梅耶爾加入雅虎擔任首席執行官，這是一個強烈的信號，說明我們正在拓展這個領域，讓所有人都能參與領導技術革新。

????Jack Hidary是一位創業公司投資者，也是Dice.com的聯合創始人和前任首席執行官。Cindy Padnos是早期風險投資公司Illuminate Ventures的創始人和執行合伙人。她是Vivant 的創始人和首席執行官，Acumen首席執行官、Scopus副總裁，并著有白皮書《卓越企業家：高科技行業的女性》（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".