In 2020, startups in the United States were more likely to have a woman fill an executive position if the startup had at least one woman on the founding team. Almost half of startups with a female founder also had a female CEO, while only two percent of startups without a female founder had a female CEO. Compared to startups without female founders, those that had female founders were also more likely to have a woman leading human resources as well as sales.
Share of startups with female executives in female-founded and non-female-founded startups in the United States in 2020
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Silicon Valley Bank. (May 7, 2020). Share of startups with female executives in female-founded and non-female-founded startups in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214214/startups-usa-female-executive-founder/
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Silicon Valley Bank. (2020). Share of startups with female executives in female-founded and non-female-founded startups in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214214/startups-usa-female-executive-founder/
Silicon Valley Bank. "Share of Startups with Female Executives in Female-founded and Non-female-founded Startups in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214214/startups-usa-female-executive-founder/
Silicon Valley Bank, Share of startups with female executives in female-founded and non-female-founded startups in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214214/startups-usa-female-executive-founder/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of startups with female executives in female-founded and non-female-founded startups in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Silicon Valley Bank, May 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214214/startups-usa-female-executive-founder/