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How Women Are Changing the Tech World


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Credit: The Purple Phoenix

Reshaping a time-worn narrative isn't easy. Social revolutions rarely are, especially when you're a woman trying to break into the boys' club that is Silicon Valley. But an emerging class of early-stage tech start-up executives is helping dispel the notion that there isn't a leading role for them in the male-dominated valley.

The emergence of young female tech founders and executives reflects sweeping change in the worlds of start-up companies and angel funding. It underscores the enormous purchasing prowess of women online that is transforming the Web economy, and the need for commerce sites that cater to women.

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