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Kjersten Bunker Whittington
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Gender and venture capital decision-making: The effects
 of technical background and social capital on entrepreneurial evaluations

In the high-tech industry, women without technical expertise are less likely to be awarded venture capital than their male counterparts who lack this same technical expertise. This gender gap does not exist when comparing men and women who both possess technical skill.

Justine Tinkler, Kjersten Bunker Whittington, Manwai C. Ku, Andrea Rees Davies (2015)
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Gender and venture capital decision-making: The effects
 of technical background and social capital on entrepreneurial evaluations

In the high-tech industry, women without technical expertise are less likely to be awarded venture capital than their male counterparts who lack this same technical expertise. This gender gap does not exist when comparing men and women who both possess technical skill.

Justine Tinkler, Kjersten Bunker Whittington, Manwai C. Ku, Andrea Rees Davies (2015)
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