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This is a bit of a belated response, but I can't seem to let go of an article from the March 14th WSJ.  I just keep carrying it around with me and thinking about it.  It was just a small article called, Despite Numbers, Women Get Fewer Gallery Showings and basically said that the reason women artists have fewer showings is not due to lack of advocacy, but it is because most art is being purchased by wealthy, predominantly male customers and apparently they prefer art done by men, or as the reporter stated, art that expresses a male viewpoint.  The description of the art collectors is priceless - playboy European heirs, Japanese capitalists, newly rich Russian robber barons, American [investment] bankers and the like. 

What does this have to do with women's entrepreneurship?  My concern is that women are not investing in the world.  They are less likely to be venture capitalists and less likely to be business angels.  Therefore, as I've said before, the decisions about what companies grow and by implication, what technologies are advanced, are being made by men.  The art world seems to be the same. 

Therefore, if you want a stronger voice, whether technology or art, write a check and invest in someone's creativity.

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