Women in venture capital only has 15.7% of board members being women which drops when looking at executive positions,  Vivek Wadhwa (born Delhi, India) says it might be due to parents.
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. Delhi, India 
