Situation:
Silicon Valleys VC white males & are getting increasing heat about the fact that less than 10% of senior management are women.
Most prominent VC investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, is shaming SV companies to do as his company, Social Capital, is doing.
Has surveyed 71 companies and his company is #1 in diversity ranking.
Significance:
Workplace diversity has apparently not been a priority among VC firms in Silicon Valley
Social Capital is out to solve and fix global problems and issues
Chamath has shook up and polarized SV establishment; Calling then Soulless Milquetoast
91.8% of SV VC management is male.
Go get the complete Wall Street Journal story
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