The Tech Stack

Episode 11 - Supporting Female Technologists and Founders with Helen Tabunshchyk and Zoe Evans

September 21, 2021 Techfellow Ltd.
The Tech Stack
Episode 11 - Supporting Female Technologists and Founders with Helen Tabunshchyk and Zoe Evans
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Helen Tabunshchyk, Director at Women Who Code London, and Zoe Evans, Founder of Female Founder Squad, join us to discuss how their global organisations support female technologists and business leaders. We discuss the cultural challenges women face from an early age, the professional barriers for those even in positions of leadership, and the stark truth about the lack of funding for female-lead businesses.

Learn more: 
https://www.womenwhocode.com 
https://www.femalefoundersquad.com 

Introducing Helen and Zoe
Who are Women Who Code and what is their mission
The lack of opportunities for women in senior positions
As London Director, what is Helen's role at WWC
What inspired Zoe to create Female Founder Squad
The facts about male vs female-lead businesses funding inequalities
Tackling biases and the restrictions they create
Better educating people and changing perceptions in society, not exclusive to technology
Common themes from the WWC community
The differing perceptions of female engineers
How do we encourage women into STEM from an early age
The importance of male allies for professional women
What is the WWC mentor program
The FFS platform launch, its membership and community, and investor matching tool
Venture capital funding for female founders