emily: by the way, mike moritz has a history degree.itz credits his success on the fact that don valentine took a risk on him. >> what did you find? >> republishing this on medium. -- we're publishing this on medium. of the top 100 investors on midas, 95 our men and five are women. 61% have a degree in a stem field. that means the rest do not. almost 40% of the midas list does not have a stem background. if we look at the split between men and women, 61% of men on the list had a stem degree. 80% of the females on the list had a stem degree. andink when people use stem a stem background as the excuse for why women are not becoming unconsciousoints to bias specifically. let's look at the top vc's in the world right now. peter thiel. mike. three of those four were philosophy majors. to the topeir way not needing a stem degree to get there. our believe is, there's a combination of many things that make you successful. we want to talk about the journey of a female vc. it cannot be the narrative that there are not enough qualified women becau

emily: i recently sat down with mike moritz. he said some things that became very controversial.re looking for strong women, but they were not prepared to lower their standards. he did a mend his remarks. -- he did a meant his remarks -- amend his remarks. what are your thoughts? there are some very talented women. emily: what he said, does that bother you? padmasree: of course, it bothers me. who feelsother anyone they are competent and capable and can do the job. we have to be careful that we do not think that women have to do more to be recognized. we have to create an environment where talented women can accomplish what they want to accomplish. so many women i know and you know in the valley and in the a lot of women start their careers in the tech industry. they leave in a few years because they do not find the environment fostering or inclusive. emily: do you think you are treated differently? padmasree: of course. people notice the fact that you are a woman. to me, that is a good thing. the fact that people remember my last name. emily: it is the best last game ever. padma