--- title: "Study shows ‘benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap" url: https://daily.dev/posts/study-shows-benevolent-sexism-in-startups-widens-the-gender-gap-ryp0udfai source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/study-benevolent-sexism-startups-gender-gap type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2024-04-26T18:07:16.982Z updated: 2024-05-09T09:30:38.138Z tags: ["startup", "entrepreneurship"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Study shows ‘benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Research shows that benevolent sexism in startups widens the gender gap and disadvantages women. This form of bias appears positive towards women but reinforces gender roles and restricts women's autonomy. Evaluators with benevolent sexist views tend to rate men-led startups more positively, leading to fewer positions of power for women. To address this, it is necessary to raise awareness about the hidden effects of benevolent sexism, redesign the startup evaluation process, and fix the system rather than putting the burden on women. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#entrepreneurship](https://daily.dev/tags/entrepreneurship) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/study-shows-benevolent-sexism-in-startups-widens-the-gender-gap-ryp0udfai)