2 women entrepreneurs who invented a fake male cofounder say acting through him was 'like night and day'

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MonsteraCheeseplant · 30/07/2020 10:57

www.businessinsider.com.au/witchsy-founders-created-fictional-male-cofounder-2017-8?amp&r=US&IR=T

Eugh that this happens.
How could this be addressed though? Obviously acting as a bloke is a means to an end, it's not going to change anything but I am a bit mystified about how we could get the respect and treatment we deserve in business.

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WhereYouLeftIt · 30/07/2020 12:06

@OneEpisode, my very first thought!

OneEpisode · 30/07/2020 11:44

Isn’t this the plot of Remington Steele (1982)? Where Pierce Brosnan turns up and tries to assume the boss identity?

justanotherneighinparadise · 30/07/2020 11:38

This reminds me of a very funny radio 4 skit by Anneka Rice where she pretended she was her own agent.

LarryDuff · 30/07/2020 11:36

so depressing but I would try the same thing if I set up my own business. kind of wish I could do it at work (male dominated industry)

HoneysuckIejasmine · 30/07/2020 11:30

I really don't know how we tackle this. It feels like we're going backwards.

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MonsteraCheeseplant · 30/07/2020 10:58

I've seen this before when a husband and wife business swapped emails for the day.

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