How the Tech Ecosystem Can Reduce Gender Inequality in Entrepreneurship and Funding

The tech ecosystem can reduce gender inequality by addressing funding gaps, measuring parity in leadership, supporting women’s ambition, and committing investors and organizations to concrete, accountable actions that drive structural change.

Understanding Gender Inequality in Tech and Entrepreneurship

Gender inequality in tech persists across multiple dimensions, particularly in access to funding, representation in leadership, and visibility of female founders.

This episode explores why these gaps remain and how coordinated ecosystem action can help close them.

Driving Change Through Collective Action

We welcome Déborah Loye, one of the most active voices in the French tech ecosystem on gender diversity.

Through her work with the SISTA collective, Déborah focuses on transforming commitments into measurable, long-term impact rather than symbolic initiatives.

Reducing the Funding Gap for Female Entrepreneurs

One of the most critical challenges is unequal access to capital.

SISTA works to:

• Highlight disparities between female and male founders
• Encourage investors to track and report funding data
• Promote fairer investment practices

Transparency is a prerequisite for progress.

Measuring Parity in Governance and Leadership

Beyond funding, gender inequality also appears in decision-making bodies.

Concrete actions include:

• Measuring gender representation on boards and executive teams
• Setting clear objectives for parity
• Holding organizations accountable for results

What gets measured can be improved.

The Role of Investors and Ecosystem Allies

Change requires commitment from investors.

As an Investor Ally of SISTA, daphni was among the first funds to sign the SISTA Charter, formalizing concrete actions to foster gender diversity in the digital ecosystem.

Investor engagement accelerates systemic change.