In 2020, there were more women in the CEO position than any other executive position for startups in the United States. A reported 14 percent of US startups had a female CEO, and a further nine percent of startups reported having a female head of human resources. For head of sales, only three percent of startups had a woman fill this executive position.
Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020
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Silicon Valley Bank. (May 7, 2020). Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/
Silicon Valley Bank. "Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020." Chart. May 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/
Silicon Valley Bank. (2020). Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/
Silicon Valley Bank. "Share of Startups with a Woman in An Executive Position in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/
Silicon Valley Bank, Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of startups with a woman in an executive position in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Silicon Valley Bank, May 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214166/startups-usa-female-executive/