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Article

17 Jun 2016

Author:
Melia Robinson, Tech Insider (USA)

USA: 55% of staff at venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz are women

"Over half of all the employees at this top Silicon Valley VC firm are women", 14 Jun 2016

Silicon Valley is historically a boy's club. Women make up just 6% of decision-makers in venture capital firms…

One top venture capital firm is helping to change the landscape… legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen announced women make up 55% of staff at his firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Even more impressive, 10% of employees are African American and Latina women…

In spite of the firm's strong diversity numbers, there are currently no female general partners, which is the highest position…

The solution may be fostering female tech talent earlier in the pipeline. Andreessen Horowitz has partnered with outside organizations like Girls Who Code, which teaches girls computer science skills.

The firm hopes the companies it invests in will adopt a commitment to diversity. Andreessen says the firm encourages founders "very seriously" to consider gender balance…