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Michelle Obama's muscles belong in the White House, of course the modern woman is completely appropriate standing onstage stumping for her startup company? Anyone intimidated by those muscles probably need to get to the gym and work on getting some of their own.

Good post, good post. ;)

and she got you in the screenshot. But, who's the one above you "harrynads" -- that is prima facie sexist! great post kim --hope it makes some difference. women hold up half the world, and then some

Definitely as the proportion of women in computer science increases, we will see more of them in entrepreneurial roles. But I think the growth is exaggeratedly sluggish for another reason that is rarely discussed. Most men naturally get along with other men more easily so it's easy for them to find cofounders. I suspect women who do aspire to start their own company face a significant barrier with regard to finding a compatible cofounder.

Sarasaria, just so you know it works the other way sometimes, the top people on my list for a cofounder are all women. Maybe that's because >75% of the best managers I've worked for and with are women. Maybe I'm an outlier, but given some of the research I've seen suggesting US women are on average actually better managers, I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Thanks for the great post. Yeah, comments like Rafe's make me feel uncomfortable about presenting my startup at tech events.

It's hard enough getting critiqued for your business potential, let alone your physical appearance.

Maybe women think twice before they start(-up).
Men still want to be macho-entrepreneurs?

i see

Agreed, at least anecdotal experience has shown me that women make better managers by in large.

I know of tons of startups. The problem is not a lack of women startups. it's a lack of coverage of women startups. There are tons of women everywhere in the industry. It's kind of an insult that everybody ignores the women, but it's especially worse when people say we don't exist at all.

THERE ARE MORE WOMEN IN TECH THAN EVER. And btw, women not joining Y Combinator, Demo, etc is not necessarily about men. It has equal to do with a lack of exposure of opportunities for women.

the problem is the media, and then the fact that when there is any media coverage it is always this same rant.

If only the women in tech who keep talking about this would look around at the many women in tech and use the platform you get to give exposure to women companies....

Guys who complain about muscles on women are either jealous or scared!

I was disappointed by the chatter and the general attitude towards the TotalTrainer folks at Demo - not just Erin, but also the male founders. Yes, they did look different than just about everybody else in the room. That's a good thing - diversity is good.

It's sad to see us geeks, who should really know better, single out the TotalTrainer folks based on their looks.