And before you take out the numbers and statistics and prove me wrong, I am not talking from a statistical point of view. It is more of a gut feeling (possibly a hope). All I know is that: - In all of the startup weekends that I have gone in Mexico, there is usually an important participation of women, where they usually feel comfortable and stand out. - Some of the most distinctive characters in the community are women, like Celeste North, Rocio Paniagua and Ophelia Pastrana in Mexico. Bedy Yang in Brazil and Vanessa K in Argentina.
And this participation doesn't happen in a segregated manner like in other countries (women-only initiatives, women-only events, etc).
so a rephrasing of the last point is that it is in fact something similar to the "women-only" segregation, in a sense, but more deeply ingrained in the culture...
of course, the interpretation is pure speculation, but i am pretty sure she's right on the numbers.
