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n our Innovation Economy Outlook 2014 survey, we asked 1,200 tech executives in innovation hubs
around the world about the representation of women in leadership positions at their companies.
We found that while women are represented at the executive level, theres clearly room
for more women in the C-suites and boardrooms of the worlds most innovative companies.
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Women in Technology Leadership
46%
of respondents have women in
board of director or C-level positions
Less than half of innovation companies surveyed
have women in leadership roles
C-LEVEL
37%
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
26%
Healthcare outpaces other tech
sectors in hiring women leaders
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
56%
44%
49%
of larger companies
with revenues have
women in executive
positions compared
with 38% of pre-
revenue startups
Globally,
LARGER COMPANIES (REVENUE GENERATING)
44%
38%
56%
33%
63%
33%
STARTUPS (PRE-REVENUE)
Larger companies are more likely to have women at the helm
Globally, larger companies are more likely to have women in executive positions.
Diversity policies in place at larger companies could be a factor.
US
UK
Other innovation centers
Women hold well below half of these positions.
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Its a really exciting time
to be in the tech industry.
Theres a lot of room for
creativity and innovation.
Ann Johnson
CEO and Founder
Interana
58%
45%
56%
50%
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www.svb.com/women-in-technology.
Global view
Among the regions surveyed, North American technology companies
are least likely to have women in leadership positions.
UK
California
Southwest
Southeast
New York
Massachusetts

UK and US by region
UK companies overall have a higher
percentage of female executives than
the aggregate numbers in the US. For US
regions, tech companies in the Southeast
and Massachusetts have more female
executives than other regions. This could
be in part because of a higher percentage
of healthcare companies, which are more
likely to hire female leaders.
51%
44%
48%
40%
38%
37%BOARD OF DIRECTOR
30%C-LEVEL
24%BOARD OF DIRECTOR
37%C-LEVEL
UK has more
women in board-
level positions
There are more women
in board of director
positions in the UK
than in C-level positions,
which is the opposite
of the United States.
North America
Europe
Asia
Other innovation centers
50%