Vox has this explainer video on the gender pay gap that's quite good.
In it, they describe how one of the biggest ways we can minimize the gap is (1) to have generous parental leave policies for both men AND women and (2) for there to be as much of a cultural expectation for men to be caregivers as there is for women so both take advantage of it and equitably share the burdens of parenthood.
In it, they describe how one of the biggest ways we can minimize the gap is (1) to have generous parental leave policies for both men AND women and (2) for there to be as much of a cultural expectation for men to be caregivers as there is for women so both take advantage of it and equitably share the burdens of parenthood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP8dLUxBfsU
I'm sure the unique nature of start-ups throws further complications into this, but I feel like this is a related issue.