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Where people weren't actually even conscious that there was a gender issue in tech and it wasn't anywhere in the conversation. we have to see maybe more diversity within venture capital teams, we have to see them actually — maybe in the same way as we have done at station f — really go out and increase their applicant pool and then at the different start—ups that they are considering forfunding but i think there is a lot that needs to be done to really get us to where we need to be. whether it's fitness apps that sync with periods or solar shirts that are better for the environment, wome...

We have at station f needs to do its best effort to get females in the applicant pool. not necessarily selecting people because they are female — we actually discourage quotas like that at station f — but we believe that once you have more women as candidates, the conversion rate will be higher. dora founded blazer, a parisian start—up using data to analyse early response to cancer treatment. being a founder of a start—up in med tech in an environment that is going to have more ceos that are men can be a bit daunting for some founders, and the fact that station f has created this progr...

Issue in tech and it wasn't anywhere in the conversation. we have to see maybe more diversity within venture capital teams, we have to see them actually — maybe in the same way as we have done at station f — really go out and increase their applicant pool and then at the different start—ups that they are considering for funding but i think there is a lot that needs to be done to really get us to where we need to be. whether it's fitness apps that sync with periods or solar shirts that are better for the environment, women are creating tech that's

A very different proportion to that of the wider international tech scene. every single partner programme we have at station f needs to do its best effort to get females in the applicant pool. being a founder of a start—up in med tech in an environment that is going to have more ceos that are men can be a bit daunting for some founders, and the fact that station f has created this programme i think demystifies it a little bit. and this place has hatched all sorts of companies. i've come around the back to a hidden kitchen where i am going to taste some vegan egg replacement. yeah, it is le p...

0utside these walls, though, there are still many challenges. today, there are so many resources, so many opportunities, so many discussions. people are really engaged and they want to see a difference. and this was not the case from about ten years ago, where people actually weren't even conscious that there was a gender issue in tech and it was not anywhere in the conversation. you have to see maybe more diversity within venture capital teams, we have to see them actually — maybe in the same way as what we've done at station f — really go out and increase their applicant pool and then th...