While Banana Republic’s “Startup Guy” line was largely mocked by the startup community itself, the exclusion of a “Startup Woman/Girl” line further pushed the message that the industry is one in which men continue to dominate. It was a complete disregard to all the women founders, programmers, designers, and others who live and breathe startups. We reached out to startup women and asked them to show us what they wear on the daily basis. The responses were, to say the least, overwhelming.
Here’s what 70 startup women have to say about “startup attire”, with pictures of what they wear to work:
