{"id":11041,"date":"2023-08-25T10:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/forbeswomen-weekly-the-vc-community-rallies-for-fearless-fund-plus-work-from-home-wars\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:41:34","slug":"forbeswomen-weekly-the-vc-community-rallies-for-fearless-fund-plus-work-from-home-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=11041","title":{"rendered":"ForbesWomen Weekly: The VC Community Rallies For Fearless Fund. Plus: Work From Home Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>This is this week\u2019s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world\u2019s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. <\/em><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/forbeswomen\/#223ecd3947d7\">Click here to get on the newsletter list!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><abbr class=\"drop-cap color-accent font-accent\">T<\/abbr>he venture community is not taking Edward Blum\u2019s lawsuit against Fearless Fund quietly: This week, 70 venture funds\u2014many founded and led by Black female general partners\u2014released an open letter denouncing Blum\u2019s arguments that grants and funds dedicated to Black women constitute reverse racism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver $288 billion of venture capital was deployed in 2022, with an estimated 0.41% share invested in Black women founders,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cThis approach to twist efforts to counter the impacts of racial and gender discrimination as harmful to women of color is not only transparent, unoriginal, and unconvincing, but it also unjustly targets Black women while threatening the civil rights of all women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The organizers of the letter\u2014Shila Burney at Zane Ventures, Kimberley Nixon at Open Venture Capital and Tessa Flippin at Capitalize VC\u2014aren\u2019t stopping there. They recognize the \u201cchilling effect\u201d this lawsuit could have on the investment community, and are organizing experts to support funds with DEI lenses. \u201cWe will not be deterred from our work, and we will continue to find new pathways to economic freedom for women, women of color, and most notably for Black Women,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>Maggie<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\"><strong>Featured Story: The War Over Work From Home: The Data CEOs And Workers Need To Know<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People on both sides of the remote work debate have dug in with almost spiritual zeal, but what does the data say? <em>Forbes<\/em> Senior Editor Jena McGregor found that while some data may seem to support concerns that some executives have, like the effect on worker productivity, other research suggests the opposite: converting saved commute times into more work hours, retaining workers with child or eldercare needs who need flexibility and making it easier to build diverse workforces when hiring isn\u2019t constrained by geography. Read more.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"top\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-top\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">ICYMI: News Of The Week<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>South Carolina Supreme Court<\/strong> upheld the state\u2019s <strong>six-week abortion ban<\/strong> Wednesday in a 3-2 ruling\u2014after previously striking down a similar ban months earlier\u2014putting the ban into effect and further cutting off access to abortion in the South following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of abortion access: New research shows that companies that offer <strong>travel reimbursement benefits<\/strong> for abortion care have seen an almost 8% increase in interest in job postings. This research also showed that male employees at these companies, however, have more negative views of these benefits.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>Fran Katsoudas<\/strong> applied for a job at <strong>Cisco<\/strong>, she showed up to the wrong interview. And yet, it worked out: 27 years later, she\u2019s now the company\u2019s<strong> Chief People, Policy &amp; Purpose Officer<\/strong>. Katsoudas spoke with <em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dianebrady\/2023\/08\/23\/ciscos-chief-people-policy--purpose-officer-fran-katsoudas-the-c-suite-interview\/?sh=305ad2a52d1f\">Forbes<\/em> about how she structures her job, the role that an executive coach plays in her life and her views on the changing demands on leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In the new culinary series <em>Searching for Soul Food<\/em>, now streaming on Hulu, celebrity chef <strong>Alisa Reynolds<\/strong> explores what soul food looks like in and out of the diaspora. \u201cWhile the roots of soul food lie in historical challenges, <strong>its essence can transcend those boundaries<\/strong>,\u201d says Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>British nurse Lucy Letby<\/strong> was sentenced to life in prison with no parole on Monday. She was found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and the attempted murder of six others, and is considered Britain\u2019s most prolific serial killer of modern times.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"topx\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-topx-1\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">The Checklist<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Experiment with LinkedIn features. <\/strong>The networking platform has features that, if fully taken advantage of, can help you establish your personal brand, catapult your career and thought leadership within your industry, and bring opportunities your way. Check them out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nurture your creative side at work. <\/strong>In a survey conducted by the World Economic Forum, 90% of business leaders highlighted the importance of creativity in remaining competitive. Here\u2019s exactly how to do that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Recognize whether loss aversion is holding you back. <\/strong>If something about your status quo doesn\u2019t feel quite right, but you\u2019re afraid to make a change because it\u2019s not exactly <em>wrong<\/em>, either, check out this post on how to confront the fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\"><strong>The Quiz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Just one player managed to score in the Women\u2019s World Cup final, securing the victory for their country for the first time. Who scored the decisive goal?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Spain\u2019s Ivana Andr\u00e9s<\/li>\n<li>England\u2019s Ella Toone<\/li>\n<li>Spain\u2019s Olga Carmona<\/li>\n<li>England\u2019s Georgia Stanway<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Check if you got it right here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liked what you read?<\/em> <em> <\/em><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/forbeswomen\/#223ecd3947d7\">Click here to get on the newsletter list!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maggiemcgrath\/2023\/08\/24\/forbeswomen-weekly-the-vc-community-rallies-for-fearless-fund-plus-work-from-home-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is this week\u2019s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world\u2019s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. 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