32 min
EP12 Do women have it tougher in tech? A conversation with June Angelides Saka's Is That So
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- Entrepreneurship
On this episode Saka and June Angelides delve into what it means to be a woman in tech. Are women expected to work harder? Is there a penalty to pay for motherhood? Should women expect to get paid the same thing even if they take a career break?
Named the 6th Most Influential BAME tech leader by the FT in 2018 and 15th Most Influential Woman in Tech by Computer Weekly in 2018, June Angelides is an early stage investor at Samos Investments. Prior to joining the world of venture capital, she founded a social enterprise, Mums in Technology, which was the first child-friendly coding school in the UK. She previously held roles on the Venture Capital and Early stage banking team at Silicon Valley Bank. She is a strong advocate for the rights of working mothers and is passionate about getting people from all backgrounds into careers in tech and helping more underrepresented founders gain access to funding. She is also a mum of three young children. She actively mentors founders and is on the Board Advisor of Cajigo App, which connects young girls to mentors. In her spare time she can be found on commercial and film sets with her children.
Follow june:
🐦 @juneangelides
📨june@samos.vc
Resources:
Break into VC - https://www.notion.so/Break-Into-VC-c153b26dd09743fcb6e4ae1be257e308
On this episode Saka and June Angelides delve into what it means to be a woman in tech. Are women expected to work harder? Is there a penalty to pay for motherhood? Should women expect to get paid the same thing even if they take a career break?
Named the 6th Most Influential BAME tech leader by the FT in 2018 and 15th Most Influential Woman in Tech by Computer Weekly in 2018, June Angelides is an early stage investor at Samos Investments. Prior to joining the world of venture capital, she founded a social enterprise, Mums in Technology, which was the first child-friendly coding school in the UK. She previously held roles on the Venture Capital and Early stage banking team at Silicon Valley Bank. She is a strong advocate for the rights of working mothers and is passionate about getting people from all backgrounds into careers in tech and helping more underrepresented founders gain access to funding. She is also a mum of three young children. She actively mentors founders and is on the Board Advisor of Cajigo App, which connects young girls to mentors. In her spare time she can be found on commercial and film sets with her children.
Follow june:
🐦 @juneangelides
📨june@samos.vc
Resources:
Break into VC - https://www.notion.so/Break-Into-VC-c153b26dd09743fcb6e4ae1be257e308
32 min