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- 11/05/2011 - Bailey Fisher addresses lack of women on Cambridge's boards
As Cambridge News reports on a dearth of women on the boards of Cambridge's leading public companies, Bailey Fisher invites Cambridge's influential female technology CEOs, Non-exec directors and entrepreneurs to address this issue at a roundtable discussion with Silicon Valley Woman of Influence, Sharon Vosmek.
Sharon Vosmek is CEO of Astia, a global community committed to building women leaders and accelerating the funding and growth of women-led high-growth companies
Interviewed in Cambridge Business Magazine this month, Sharon Vosmek says: "There are 2 factors limiting women in business - access to networks and opportunities. We find companies, which have to be women-led, but can include men, that should be high-growth but are undervalued."
"We encourage the current generation of women entrepreneurs to think bigger and make the most of tech transfer. We are interested in wealth creation and we want to see more women grow into positions of influence and wealth."
"Women continue to underestimate themselves in business. Women's self-assessment is different. A woman who has been doing a job for 15 years will say 'I don't know whether I'm qualified...' whereas a man who has been doing the same job for 5 years will say 'I'm qualified.' Our mission is to break down barriers between the genders."
The board of Astia is 50% women and 50% men, which is a deliberate move on Sharon's part.
"You get very dynamic energy."
What about the glass ceiling? "If you set up access to relationships the ceiling disappears. It is elegant in its simplicity."
Sharon Vosmek was interviewed by Jenny Chapman, Business Editor at Cambridge News. The article appears in Issue 11 (May/June 2011) of Cambridge Business Magazine. To read the full article, see Cambridge News
Women 4 Technology roundtable discussion with Sharon Vosmek will take place on 8 June at Hotel Felix from 12.15- 2pm. Attendance at this event is by invitation only. If you are a female CEO or board member in the technology sector interested in attending, please contact Helen Poole at Bailey Fisher Executive Search on helen@baileyfisher.com