Do women-owned ventures need more female investors? Solai Valliappan thinks so
Solai Valliappan. Source: What She Did Next
What’s it like to be a minority within a minority? Solai Valliappan knows a thing or two about this. The young tech investor turned a page in her life when she realised the gross shortage of women in the tech investment space particularly those of colour and knew that funding female ventures required more funding from female founders.
“When I would go to these angel syndicate meetings, I would often be the only woman, I would often be one of the youngest people, and I would very often be the only person of colour and especially woman of colour,” the Sydney-based former actuary told Jacqui Ooi in the latest episode of What She Did Next Podcast.
New year 12 maths subject delayed
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Victoria’s new year 12 mathematics subject, designed to boost the number of senior students studying maths, won’t be taught for two more years because of COVID-19.
Year 12 foundation maths will be delivered in schools in 2023 rather than next year, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority said.
The delay will allow teachers and the public more time to provide feedback on the new subject, after schools and families spent much of 2020 doing remote learning during Victoria’s second wave of coronavirus.