Opinion

February 14, 2020

Needed: older female employees

Older (female) employees can have a real edge in startup workplaces. Here's why.


Kristina Nilsson, VP of communications at Voi

The shortage of women in tech still makes headlines, despite it being a decades-old problem. 

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