Women account for less than 8% of chief executives at venture-backed firms, occupy just 17% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies and own a mere 30% of all companies. But early data suggest that they are outperforming men in another arena: raising money online via crowdfunding.
Image: Cheryl Kellond raised $408,000 on kickstarter for her smart watch startup Bia Sport. Most of the backers were female athletes. Stuart Palley for the Wall Street Journal
