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A startup space where women's representation is growing: digital health

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The gender gap in startups is huge, both in terms of the companies founded and the amount of investment male and female startup founders secure. But there’s one space that is bucking the trend: digital health. Here, the proportion of female founders is getting close to the halfway mark, with 44 per cent of digital health companies founded by women, according to a new report by ANDHealth, a digital health commercialisation company, compared to 27 per cent across the general startup space. CEO and Managing Director of ANDHealth, Bronwyn Le Grice, says this growth highlights how digital health is not only an incredible economic opportunity for Australia, but also a sector where women are making significant inroads as founders and leaders. She adds it represents the unique intersection of tech and healthcare – the latter being a space heavily dominated by women. “More than 70 per cent of the healthcare workforce are female and the bulk of caring responsibilities still falls to women. As a

The gender gap in startups is huge, both in terms of the companies founded and the amount of investment male and female startup founders secure. But there’s one space that is bucking the trend: digital health. Here, the proportion of female founders is getting close to the halfway mark, with 44 per cent of digital health companies founded by women, according to a new report by ANDHealth, a digital health commercialisation company, compared to 27 per cent across the general startup space. CEO and Managing Director of ANDHealth, Bronwyn Le Grice, says this growth highlights how digital health is

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