President. The same fast-paced progression of women within technological
organisations
is increasingly common, with strong leadership skills, an aptitude for interaction with all kinds of people, and an attitude, which leaves the ego out of the equation.
Over the past year the female membership of the club has risen from 10% to 40%, with the Executive Committee being an equal measure of men and women. Notably, four of the Vice Presidents of the 5 strategic teams that make up CUTEC are female. Clearly, women feel more confident to stand up and be heard when their female peers are leading the way, and as their involvement increases, it becomes easier to take on roles of responsibility, knowing that their peers in leadership positions will back them.
CUTEC is not alone in this female entrepreneur trend. Within Cambridge there are several leading women challenging this male-dominated arena, including Jennifer Hersch who is Head of the MBA programme at the prestigious Judge Business School. The closely associated Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning boasts a female ratio of 9 out of their team of 10.
Cambridge is well known for a huge output of start-ups in a geographically small area, and this
tech cluster has always
supported the involvement of women in business. However, the area remains strongly male, with most VCs, CEOs and investors wearing trouser suits, rather than skirts. In a city with such strong tradition – Cambridge must lead the way in creating a more equal ratio of female to male entrepreneurs. Our generation will witness this ratio rising to its highest levels yet.
Of course this change is not just happening in Cambridge. There
44 entrepreneurcountry
is a growing global movement
to
encourage women into traditionally male dominated, high impact domains. Simone Brummelhuis is a woman with an impressive collection of ventures behind her, and is currently Vice President for Europe at Astia, a global not-for-profit venture accelerator and entrepreneur programme for women in leading high-growth companies.
She
Within Cambridge there are several leading women challenging a male-dominated arena
tells us: “As European director of Astia, I am happy to see so many high growth female entrepreneurs, who understand that they
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