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      <image:title>Catalyze Seattle</image:title>
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      <image:title>Catalyze Seattle - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Wage &amp; Leadership Gaps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image description: Area chart showing that men's salary distribution is higher than women's at Seattle startups.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wage &amp; Leadership Gaps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image description: Bar chart showing that women tend to be older than men in Seattle startups, despite having lower wages.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wage &amp; Leadership Gaps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chart demonstrating that women have more work experience than men in Seattle startups, despite being paid less.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wage &amp; Leadership Gaps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bar chart showing the average pay for people of color startup workers is $90,132, compared to $106,000 for white workers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wage &amp; Leadership Gaps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stacked bar chart showing the percentage of women represented in each job level decreases as the job level increases, meaning women are over-represented in low-level roles, and under-represented in high-level roles, despite having more work experience and education.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pie chart showing the employment status of the spouses of women startup workers: 70% employed full time, 18% business owner / self employed, 5% employed part time, 5% unemployed, 3% student, 1% stay at home parent.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Parents - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pie chart showing the employment status of the spouses of men startup workers: 34% employed full time, 29% stay at home parent, 20% employed part time, 10% business owner / self employed, 7% unemployed, 2% student.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bar chart showing women startup workers are significantly more likely to be the primary childcare provider, compared to men startup workers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bar chart showing women were much more likely to feel their startup does not provide adequate support for parents, compared to men.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bar chart demonstrating men are much more likely to agree with the statement “I fit in better at Seattle startup events because of my gender”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bar chart showing both women and men overwhelmingly feel men have more opportunities to advance in Seattle startups.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Startup Culture - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stacked horizontal bar chart showing women are more likely to disagree that entrepreneurship is a meritocracy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stacked horizontal bar chart showing men are also more likely to disagree that entrepreneurship is a meritocracy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Access to Startup Resources - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bar chart demonstrating it is more challenging for women to access mentors in the startup world, compared to men.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Access to Startup Resources - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bar chart showing both women and men are significantly more likely to have mentors who are men.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Woman Founder Effect - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pie chart showing 27% of women respondents work at a startup where more than half of the founders are women.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Woman Founder Effect - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pie chart showing just 3% of men respondents work at a startup where more than half the founders are women.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Woman Founder Effect - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pie chart showing 28% of people of color respondents work at a startup where more than half the founders are women.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Woman Founder Effect - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pie chart showing just 15% of white respondents work at a startup where more than half the founders are women.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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