Comment on Gender bias towards women entrepreneurs by VCs – a randomized response surveyComments−827a1yPoor HN title. The actual title is "Gender bias and discrimination towards women". Shortening this to "Gender bias toward women" implies that the bias is in womens' favor; which it very clearly is not.−falcor841yTrue, but to be honest, the study itself is biased. It only asked these questions about bias towards women:The participation of women in founding teams is overrated.Women are poor entrepreneurs.I do not like to invest in women.But did not ask about how people feel about men entrepreneurs. For all we know, respondents might have even harsher opinions of men.
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Poor HN title. The actual title is "Gender bias and discrimination towards women". Shortening this to "Gender bias toward women" implies that the bias is in womens' favor; which it very clearly is not.
True, but to be honest, the study itself is biased. It only asked these questions about bias towards women:
But did not ask about how people feel about men entrepreneurs. For all we know, respondents might have even harsher opinions of men.