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32% of women in tech feel stalled in their career and plan on leaving within the next year. 1 1 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her

48% of black women in tech feel stalled in their career. 2 2 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her

56% of women will leave their tech career during the middle career stage 2 2 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her

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