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Africa’s startup space is moving in right direction when it comes to gender diversity

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July 31, 2026

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Africa’s startup space is moving in right direction when it comes to gender diversity
Source: Disrupt Africa

African tech has a serious gender problem when it comes to women within leadership positions at startups, yet there has been tangible progress on this front since 2023. That is according to the third edition of “Diversity Dividend: Exploring Gender Equality in

African tech has a serious gender problem when it comes to women within leadership positions at startups, yet there has been tangible progress on this front since 2023. That is according to the third edition of “Diversity Dividend: Exploring Gender Equality in the African Tech Ecosystem”, the regular deep-dive into the state of gender diversity [...]

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