The epic fail on investing in female founders

Why are all-female founded startups still only getting just four per cent of funding in 2023? Most of the $3.5 billion went to all-male founded teams. Is it because women just don’t have good business ideas? Or is it yet another sign of a sick startup ecosystem? As Angela Priestley and Tarla Lambert agree: “More to be done.”Lots of good news from Parliament House this week, including the “right to disconnect” Bill, the government’s new legislation to scrap “sexual reputation” as admissible evidence in sexual assault cases, plus Senator Raff Ciccone becoming the first father to bring his baby into the Senate. We end this ep with a wrap of the Grammys, which this year was all about women! Thank you for listening.Stories included this week:‘Sexual reputation’ would no longer be admissible as evidence in government’s proposed BillAnthony Albanese calls for men to ‘take responsibility’ for Australia’s epidemic of violence against womenInvestors overwhelmingly backed all-male startup teams in 2023Want a better work-life balance? The new ‘right to disconnect’ legislation might helpJay-Z’s shout out to his wife: Why has Beyoncé never won Album of the Year at the Grammys?Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ reaches number one on iTunes, 36 years after its release‘Rot in piss’: Phoebe Bridgers takes aim at former Recording Academy CEO over remarks about womenThe Grammys was all about women this yearKylie Minogue wins second Grammy in four-decade careerThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.