Good Read: 21 percent of Y Combinator female founders say investors have sexually harassed them
Business Record Staff Oct 18, 2018 | 12:44 pm
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110 wordsEntrepreneurship & Startups, Policy & FundingBUZZFEED NEWS: More than 20 percent of female founders who responded to a survey from technology accelerator Y Combinator said investors have targeted them with some type of inappropriate sexual behavior, according to results from Y Combinator shared this week. Only 88 out of 384 female founders associated with Y Combinator completed the survey, but the Y Combinator vowed to “ban any investor who acts inappropriately from our community.”
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