After Forbes slips up with top 100 US innovative leaders list, here are several leading Asian women in tech
- After coming under fire on Twitter, Forbes editors acknowledged that the methodology they used to compile their list was flawed
Forbes found itself at the centre of a social media storm this week over the publication of its list of America’s most innovative leaders. The issue? Its list of 100 people featured just one woman.
After coming under fire on Twitter, the editors acknowledged that the methodology they used to compile the list was flawed.
“Women, as we all know, are poorly represented at the top of the largest corporations (just 5% of the S&P 500) and fare even worse among growing public tech companies,” said Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane. “In other words, for all our carefully calibrated methodology, women never had much of a chance here.”
Later, Lane announced a task force (to be led by Forbes’ Caroline Howard) to investigate and recommend how to ensure future lists and projects are designed fairly.
With this issue striking a chord around the world right now, we thought it was time to highlight some of the women leading innovation in Asia – women who may not always make it on to lists, but who do deserve to be celebrated.
1. Jenny Lee, managing partner at global venture capital firm GGV Capital