đłď¸ Welcome to the Innovation Black Hole
Imagine the future of Deep Tech without women fully represented.
Itâs like firing up the worldâs most powerful telescope⌠and deliberately ignoring half the universe.
Thatâs the gender gap.
Not just a crack in the system â but a black hole sucking away creativity, diversity, and potential solutions.
â ď¸ The Risks of No Bridge
If no one builds the bridge (no UNDPs, no SGInnovates, no collective action):
Biased AI gets worse â Algorithms that canât âseeâ women properly.
Talent pipeline shrinks â A whole half of the population discouraged before they even start.
Deep Tech becomes shallow â Without multiple perspectives, âinnovationâ is just the same old ideas in shinier code.
Itâs like designing WiFi routers that only work in bachelor pads. Functional, maybe. Inclusive? Not so much.
𧊠Why This Is Everyoneâs Problem
Exclusion isnât just a womenâs issue â itâs an industry issue. When women are missing from research teams, policy tables, or labs, we all lose:
Businesses lose billions in missed opportunities.
Society loses solutions to problems women are often first to spot.
Future generations lose trust in technologies that donât reflect them.
đ What We Can Learn
A black hole isnât inevitable. But it is the natural result of doing nothing.
Every time we push for inclusion, mentor a newcomer, or question bias in hiring, weâre bending gravity the other way. Weâre saying: This future doesnât have to collapse in on itself.
⨠So letâs keep building bridges, patching the cracks, and yes â sometimes yelling about WiFi routers. Because losing half our potential isnât just bad math. Itâs bad tech.
