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Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting B.C.’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Victoria’s Locelle. If you work in tech, you can’t fail to notice the gender imbalance in your sector. Women account for only 25% of the industry. Victoria-based Locelle was created to help level the playing field […]
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Locelle and Minerva BC Partner to Accelerate Development of Women in Leadership
With a gaping hole of disparity between men and women, just 15% of women are in CEO roles in Canada. Mckinsey reports that one of the five main initiatives to advance women’s leadership development is through formal women’s networks and mentorship. With that in mind Vancouver startup Locelle and Minerva BC are partnering to move […]
Resolving Leaks In The Pipeline
What are leaks in the pipeline you may ask? When we speak about leaks in the pipeline, we are referring to a failure of progression in industries, and underrepresentation of certain demographics. In this case, we are referring to women-identifying persons, who face barriers in progressing to the next level of their careers because of […]
Five B.C. Thought Leaders On Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About the Power of Mentorship
It was the beginning of March, and we had finished hosting our annual Locelle Presents: International Women’s Day event in Victoria, British Columbia. We had invited leaders for an inspiring panel discussion on breaking gender stereotypes. This engaging event connected our community in meaningful ways, and attendees, nearly 100 of them, were buzzing with takeaways […]