Claim: Women in venture capital only has 15.7% of board members being women which drops when looking at executive positions,  Vivek Wadhwa says it might be due to parents.
Evidence: These Silicon Valley leadership positions are mostly held by men, with only 15.7% of board members being women, according to a report by Fenwick & West. These numbers drop to 11% and 16% respectively when considering executive positions. Industry scholar Vivek Wadhwa has proposed that another contributing factor is a lack of parental encouragement to study science and engineering.