This, despite the Philippines faring well in gender equality indices, said Imaginable Impact COO Candace Quimpo.
"In the business side of things, in corporate, in C-suites, in investment deal flows, we’re not seeing that gap being closed," she said.Imaginable Impact chief executive officer Nina Terol also said only 2 percent of the world's ventiure capital goes to female-led startups. "Globally, women-led startups are actually delivering more revenue than male-led startups. So we’re seeing that trend happening. But there’s a disparity in how much investment is being given to female-led startups," she said.
"So the impact is once female-led startups actually do get the resources to build it, we’re seeing a lot of female technology or femtech products coming out, we’re seeing community-driven products coming out, Because the women’s lens or the female lens is very different and they’re seeing problems that the more traditional startups are solving right now," she said.