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Frankly, this seems like a great article pointing out exactly why the VC and startup space is such a male dominated area. So many clear male biases here (exude confidence, fake it until you make it, etc)

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Are you saying non males don't have confidence and can't fake it until they make it?

I think they may be referencing a confidence gap[1]. 'Fake until you make it' seems like it's referring to imposters syndrome[2]. I haven't found any evidence that it's more prevalent in women than men. Anecdotally women's credentials & skills in tech are often more scrutinized than men which makes 'faking it' seem less possible.

1.https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/sarsons/files/confidence_f...

2.http://www.paulineroseclance.com/pdf/ip_high_achieving_women...

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