Okay, so I was digging around the internet, trying to figure out this whole “ventures biological sex” thing. It sounds kinda fancy, but really, it’s just about figuring out if a startup or company is considered “male” or “female” based on who founded it. Sounds kinda weird, right? I thought so too, so I decided to mess around and see what I could find.
First, I fired up my browser and just started searching. I typed in stuff like “how to tell the sex of a venture” and “biological sex in business.” Honestly, a lot of the results were pretty confusing. Lots of jargon and complicated explanations. I just wanted the simple version!
My Little Experiment
So, I decided to do a little experiment. I picked a few companies I already knew about – some started by women, some by men, and some by mixed groups. Then, I tried to find information about them, focusing on:
- Who were the founders?
- How did they talk about the company’s beginnings?
- Did anyone else (like news articles or investors) mention the founders’ gender?
It was like being a detective! I was scrolling through company websites, “About Us” pages, and old news articles. I felt like I was looking for clues.
I noticed some interesting stuff. For some companies, it was super clear. They’d say things like “founded by Jane Doe” and have pictures of the (female) founder everywhere. For others, it was way harder to tell. I had to really dig to find out who was even involved in starting the company.
After a while, I started to see a pattern. It’s not really about the company being “male” or “female.” It’s about who gets the credit and how they’re talked about. I’m used my brain and start think about all of this * the founders are women, does that get highlighted? Or is it just about the business idea itself? And how do investors play into this?I realized that this “biological sex” thing in ventures is more about how we talk about companies and who we see as the “face” of a business.
Honestly, it’s a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. It’s not as simple as checking a * is not easy at all. It’s about people, their stories, and how those stories get told.I think the next things I will do is search for more information.
