Comment by dheera
2 years ago
> I'd rather be taken seriously for my merits
Me too. The reality is that people don't always take my merits seriously.
I'm male though. Females have it much worse. I have heard lots of horror stories (both behind their back in "locker room talk" and directly from them) where their actual merits are effectively ignored and all focus is on their body. It's insane.
> Females have it much worse
The entire concept of "warm introductions" is harmful to women.
Because most VC partners, CEOs etc are men. And so you have this power imbalance where young, women founders feel like they are forced to build relationships with typically older men.
And like you said there are plenty of horror stories (my partner was one) where this power imbalance gets abused.