Vote for the Voice of Female Founders at SXSW
South by Southwest — SXSW — an annual fusion of film, interactive media, music festivals and conferences takes place in March in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1987, SXSW has grown in both scope and size.
Over the years, SXSW has become a veritable hub of knowledge sharing, innovation, and making connections through its sub-venues —
- SXSW Interactive, a festival focused on emerging technology and serves as a nurturing ground for new ideas and creative technologies. Interactive includes a trade show, speakers, panels, parties, and a startup accelerator.
- SXSW Edu, a conference focused on innovation within the educational sector. It includes panels, presentations, films, and speakers addressing various program tracks.
One of the best things about SXSW is that it shines light on varied perspectives of thought. It brings to the forefront unique angles of discussion and gives access to knowledge and lessons from founders and innovators.
So, if you are attending SXSW this year, and are looking for varied perspectives of thought, check out this line up of Female Founders. I’ve included a list below.
Of course, SXSW uses community input for 30% of the total score, which determines whether the proposed talk will be picked for the final program. So, we need your vote.
Just click on the link to read more about the proposed talk, and vote!
We need more representation from Female Founders.
We need their voices heard.
Anyone working in the startup world knows that women are not well represented in founder roles. In 2015, Crunchbase published research which showed that women make up only 10% of single-founder startups. The number rises to 36% for companies with five or more founders.
Luckily, there’s been an upward trend in not only female single-founder startups, but female founders duos, as well those who bring in larger teams.
But their voices now need to be carried to the stage, and heard by all.
Here’s the list:
SXSW EDU: March 4th–7th, 2019
Title: Resurgence of Peer Connections for Adult Learners
Tags: edtech, curriculum design
Format: Future20 (20-min deep-dive talk)
Track: Emerging Tech
Level: Deep Understanding
SXSW INTERACTIVE: March 8th — 17th, 2019
Title: Peer Mentoring: Why a Tribe Helps a Founder Thrive
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Beginner
Title: Uninvited: Claiming Your Seat at the Table
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Intermediate
Title: Cannabiz: Shaping the Future Across Industries
Format: Panel
Track: Cannabusiness
Level: Intermediate
Title: Growing Talent Takes More than Desks in Coworking
Format: Workshop
Track: Future Workplace
Level: Advanced
Title: Promises & Pitfalls: Three Bootstrapping Stories
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Beginner
Title: All the Founding Ladies: Building Community
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Intermediate
Title: Building a Community of Female Founders
Format: Meet Up
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Beginner
Title: Graduating from an Accelerator? What’s Next?
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Beginner
Title: Equitable Growth Ecosystems for Entrepreneurs
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Beginner
Title: The Worst Boss I Ever Had Was A Woman
Format: Dual
Track: Future Workplace
Level: Advanced
Title: Empathy & Inclusion: Product Dev’s Secret Weapons
Format: Panel
Track: Tech Industry & Enterprise
Level: Intermediate
Title: Money Talks: How to Formalize Pay Equity
Format: Dual
Track: Future Workplace
Level: Intermediate
Event: We Aren’t Feminists, We’re Capitalists
Format: Panel
Track: Social & Global Impact
Level: Intermediate
Event: All the Startup Ladies: Reimagining the VC Scene
Format: Panel
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Intermediate
Event: New Gen Holograms for Immersive Media
Format: Panel
Track: Intelligent Future
Level: Intermediate
Voting ends August 30th!
There’s only three more weeks before voting closes on August 30th. Vote today to help bring these voices forward so we can make 2019 SXSW more Female Founder-forward!
Cheers! Enjoy SXSW 2019!
