In 2020, a larger proportion of female founders and cofounders in the tech sector worldwide reported having at least once experience with workplace harassment than those in 2017. In 2020, almost one fifth of female founders reported having experienced workplace harassment four to five times, up three percent from 2017. However, in 2017, eight percent more women than those in 2020 reported having experienced workplace harassment six or more times.
Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020
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Women Who Tech. (September 15, 2020). Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/
Women Who Tech. "Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020." Chart. September 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/
Women Who Tech. (2020). Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/
Women Who Tech. "Frequency of Workplace Harassment Experienced by Female Founders and Cofounders in The Technology Industry in 2017 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/
Women Who Tech, Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020 [Graph], Women Who Tech, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218022/frequency-workplace-harassment-female-founders/