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Why Did Jonathan Sposato Focus on Workplace Gender Equality?

As an angel investor, he noticed that males seeking financial backing for their startups could often secure funding in 90-120 days. If females had ideas of similar quality, it often took over 1 year for them to secure funding. He felt it was his responsibility to begin speaking up.

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017 - Taking the Better Together Pledge with Jonathan Sposato ·

Women in Business & Technology

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  5. How Did ColorComm First BeginIt first started off as a luncheon, then it grew to a community and corporation.
  6. What Prompted Lauren to Start ColorCommShe was motivated whenever she was working in a position and hadn't noticed a woman of color in a leadership position.
  7. What Does Jonathan Sposato Focus on in Better Together?He explores that few women lead Fortune 500 companies and that only 3% of tech industry startups funded by venture capitalists are started by women.
  8. What Is There to Gain When We Have More Female EntrepreneursSposato states that we have two things to gain from having women in a leadership position. One appeals to the heart, the other is to the business mind.
  9. Are Female Entrepreneurs Good for BusinessWomen make incredible leaders, board members, vice presidents, and CEOs.
  10. Why Should We Talk About and Explore the Impacts of Women’s Leadership in a WorkplaceSposato holds this belief that women have leadership qualities and management attributes that are more commonly associated with the way that women lead in…
  11. How Does Having One Female in the Startup Affect the CompanySposato truly believes that having at least one high ranking female in the organization can improve the product, customer satisfaction, and culture of the…
  12. What Is the Reverse Mentor RelationshipSposato states that for, higher ranking mean, it’s really important to listen and pay attention to the needs, career aspirations, and goals of the junior…
  13. What Were Some Changes That Sposato Noticed Throughout His CareerSposato had learned so much from women that were in higher ranking positions above him.
  14. How Are Women in Tech Like Canaries in a Coal MineWhen canaries in a coal mine start dying, you know the environment is toxic. Instead, tech companies are wondering why the canaries cannot breathe.
  15. What Does Jonathan Sposato Mean by a Family-forward Work Culture?Sonia Dara asks Jonathan Sposato, author of Better Together, how a company actually builds the family-forward culture he lists as a retention idea.
  16. Why Shouldn’t Meetings Start Before 9 AMIn Sposato’s experience, he’s discovered that the Seattle school district didn’t start school until 8:30.
  17. What Are Solutions to Improve Gender Equality in the Work SystemSposato states that there aren’t inclusive solutions to implement in a company but one is, for example, if you give people noticeably large bonuses, people…
  18. What Is Unique About the Seattle AreaSposato believes that Seattle’s tech industry will be a role model for gender equality in the workforce for others to follow.
  19. What Does Sposato's Book, Better Together, Have to Offer for PeopleBetter Together was written to provide managers, CEOs, board members, and business owners a blueprint to attract, recruit, hire, and build a sustainable…
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