In a Bloomberg TV appearance, Professor Fiona Murray explains her latest research that shows how the gender gap plays into venture capital funding. Murray also discusses ways to encourage females to pursue careers in science and technology.
During a HuffPost Live panel discussion, Professor Fiona Murray speaks about her new research that shows venture capitalists prefer attractive men to women when funding new startups. In addition to Murray, the panel featured leading female entrepreneurs and journalists.
NPR’s All Tech Considered looks at new research from MIT Professor Fiona Murray that indicates attractive males are more likely to receive funding for their startups than females.
Guardian reporter Holly Welham writes that MIT researchers “found that male entrepreneurs were 60% more likely than women to succeed and that physical attractiveness produced a 36% increase in pitch success.”
Wired looks at the energy company Altaeros Energies, an MIT startup, and their new high-altitude wind turbine technology. The company, “is to carry out the first commercial demonstration of a high altitude wind turbine, thanks to a partnership with the Alaska Energy Authority,” writes reporter Olivia Solon.
In a Wired opinion piece, Alex "Sandy" Pentland of the MIT Human Dynamics Lab and the MIT Media Lab outlines the qualities start-ups should look for in hiring and nurturing their employees.