Workplace discrimination experienced by male and female startup founders 2020

In 2020, more women who were founders in the technology industry experienced at least one instance of gender discrimination in the workplace than men, on average. More than half of female founders in the tech industry felt they have experienced differential treatment while raising funding because of their gender, while only 35 percent of male founders also reported feeling this way. Additionally, nine percent more women than men reported being told at least once that they would be more likely to get funded if they were a man or had a male cofounder. However, 40 percent of male founders reported having experienced an investor stealing their idea, while only 16 percent of female founders reported having experienced this.