In 2020, more female tech founders reported experiencing harassment from potential investors, clients, customers, and cofounders than their male counterparts did. Conversely, more male founders than female founders reported experiencing harassment from employees, journalists, and current investors. Approximately ** percent of women reported having experienced harassment from a potential investor, while only ** percent of men reported having had this same experience. Harassment from employees appears more common for male founders, as ** male respondents reported having this experience, while ** percent of female respondents reported having this experience.
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Women Who Tech. (September 15, 2020). Share of male and female tech founders who were harassed by potential investors, colleagues, journalists or clients in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1215882/workplace-harassment-by-position-men-women-founders/
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Share of male and female tech founders who were harassed by potential investors, colleagues, journalists or clients in 2020 [Graph], Women Who Tech, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1215882/workplace-harassment-by-position-men-women-founders/
