Posts tagged "transgender women in startups"

Joan Westenberg saw her career opportunities dry up when she transitioned. But instead of letting it break her, she began her journey to entrepreneurship.

Supporting trans women is easy. It’s rather like supporting every other woman. We want the same life, the same work, the same experience as everyone else.

In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels. 

Joan Westenberg shares her experience coming out as a trans woman at Sydney-based HR and payroll technology startup Flare.