While the duties of a CTO don’t change based on gender, there is a definite perception shift, or else questions like this one wouldn’t exist.
As a female CTO, I am working very closely with nonprofits like Girls in Tech as well as the state and local school districts to increase education in STEM to ensure that our next generation has a higher percentage of women technology leaders to choose from.
Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-be-a-female-CTO
Originally Posted On: 2015-01-30