you talked about susan fowler and some of the bad things that happened at uber.is about to go public this week. where do you think they would be if the change she ushered in had not happened? melinda: i don't know. i don't think any of us can answer that question, to be frank. i know what happened there needed to be called out. it takes courageous women. when one woman speaks out, other women need to come around, and men, and say this is not ok. the way we get change in the workplace, or in any culture, is for men and women to transparently talk about what is going on. the reason that is important in the workforce is because if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. that just can't be. emily: you are investing in women in technology. you are investing in tech venture capitalist firms. one of your strategies is to invest in women. women account for 9% of venture-capital investors in silicon valley. women-led companies get 2% of funding. so despite all of this conversation, the #metoo movement, the momentum, the nu

emily: you have a whole chapter talking about susan fowler and her exposure of bad things happening atr. they are about to go public this week. where do you think they would be if that change she helped usher in had not happened? melinda: i don't know, i don't think any of us could answer that question, to be frank. but what was happening it needed to be called out and takes courageous women. outwhen one woman speaks about other women need to come around and say this is not ok. the way that we get a change in the workplace or in any culture is for men and women to transparently talk about what is going on. the reason it is so important is that if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. that just can't be. emily: you are investing in women technology and tech venture capital firms. one of your strategies is to invest in women. ofll, women account for 9% investors in silicon valley. women come babies -- women led companies gain only 2%. so despite this movement, the momentum, the number still look this way. how much progress have you seen

you talked about susan fowler and some of the bad things that happened at uber.is about to go public. where do you think they would be if the change she ushered in had not happened? >> i don't know. i don't think any of us can answer that question to be frank. i know what happened there needed to be called out. it takes courageous women. when one woman speaks out, other women need to come around admin say this is not ok. -- and men say this is not ok. the way we get change in any culture is for men and women to transparently talk about what is going on. the reason that is important in the workforce is because if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. emily: you are investing in women in technology. one of your strategies is to invest in women. women account for 9% of venture-capital investors in silicon valley. they get 2% of funding. despite all of this conversation, the #metoo movement, the momentum, the numbers still look that way. how much progress have you seen in the last year? >> i would say the progress i

emily: you talk about susan fowler and her exposure of some bad things happening at uber.r is about to go public this week. where would uber be if that change that she ushered in or helped usher in had not happened? melinda: i don't know. i don't think any of us could answer that question, to be frank. but i do know that what was happening there needed to be called out, and it takes courageous women. when one woman speaks out, other women and men need to say, this is not ok. the way we get change in the workplace or in any culture is for men and women to transparently talk about what's going on. the reason that is so important in the workforce, if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. that can't be. emily: you are investing in women in technology and tech firms. one of your strategies is to invest in women. women still account for 9% of investors in silicon valley and women-led companies get 2% of funding. the numbers still look that way. how much progress have you seen the last year? melinda: i would say that the progres

you talked about susan fowler and her exposure of some of the bad things that happened at uber.ber is about to go public this week. where do you think uber would be if the change she ushered in had not happened? melinda: i don't know. i don't think any of us can answer that question, to be frank. but i do know that what was happening there needed to be called out. and it takes courageous women. and when one woman speaks out, other women need to come around, and men, and say this is not ok. the way that we get change in the workplace, or in any culture, is for men and women to transparently talk about what is going on. the reason that is so important in the workforce is that if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. that just can't be. emily: you are investing in women in technology. you are investing in tech venture capitalist firms. and one of your strategies is to invest in women. still, women account for 9% of venture-capital investors in silicon valley. women-led companies get 2% of funding. so despite all of this conversati

you talked about susan fowler and her exposure of some of the bad things that happened at uber.ber is about to go public this week. where do you think uber would be if the change she ushered in had not happened? melinda: i don't know. i don't think any of us can answer that question, to be frank. but i do know that what was happening there needed to be called out. and it takes courageous women. and when one woman speaks out, other women need to come around, and men, and say this is not ok. the way that we get change in the workplace, or in any culture, is for men and women to transparently talk about what is going on. the reason that is so important in the workforce is that if a woman is harassed in the workforce, she leaves her job within two years at an 80% rate. that just can't be. emily: you are investing in women in technology. you are investing in tech venture capitalist firms. and one of your strategies is to invest in women. still, women account for 9% of venture-capital investors in silicon valley. women-led companies get 2% of funding. so despite all of this conversati