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Super helpful. Thanks for writing.


You don't have to use power editor, you just have to update the Targeting to desktop only.


I could not find this option anywhere, but I think I see how to do it now, going to give it a try, thanks!


It's US only for now. Follow @getsecret on Twitter to find out when it's available elsewhere.


Nice - looks great!


Hey pidg - sorry about that. It was probably an early reserved username. If anyone else runs into this we can help at help(@)about.me.


Hey, thanks for responding!


From my understanding male nurses not only get paid more, but have access to more options/promotions because they are male. So really, it's the opposite of women's experiences in STEM (http://rachelappel.com/stats-data-and-answers-as-to-why-ther...).


Women do have startups - they have run businesses for generations.

Women leave technology because of overt and subtle sexism and harassment; http://rachelappel.com/stats-data-and-answers-as-to-why-ther...

And there are plenty that get cut off in the "university" step of your funnel because they aren't equal there either: http://web.mit.edu/fnl/women/women.html#What%20the%20Committ...

That being said, the trend is moving towards women running both the business and the home, solo if need be: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2010/07/the-end-of...

Do those help?


Yes!

Wow, that's fantastic. Did you see the numbers change in the 2011 MIT report[1]? And that LPFI report[2] is just mindblowing.

"The vast majority of men in startups believed their companies spent an adequate amount of time addressing diversity (82%). Almost 40% of women, however, believed not enough time was devoted to addressing company diversity. Additionally, women in startups were much more likely to endorse companywide practices to increase diversity than their male counterparts in startups (65% versus 41%)."

"Female status and underrepresented racial/ethnic status were both significant predictors of negative workplace experiences suggesting that negative workplace experiences increase with membership in both demographic groups (F(1,555)=15.4, p<.00, and F(1,555)=7.47, p<.01; B=.68, SE=.18, p<.01 and B=.73, SE=.29, p<.05; Appendix 2)"

Now that's the way to shoot down a "there's no problem here it's just that women don't want to do startups" argument.

Thanks, I had no idea the numbers were so compelling. I wish there was more of what you're posting on the front page.

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[1] http://web.mit.edu/faculty/reports/pdf/women_faculty.pdf

[2] http://www.lpfi.org/sites/default/files/tilted_playing_field...



Jay should be a startup ninja for halloween.



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