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everything you need in one place — company facts, founder bios, logos and photos to download, and our press contact for interviews, quotes and data on female leadership.
in a nutshell.
- company name
- the female factor
- founding year
- 2019
- founders
- mahdis schubert·tanja sternbauer
- team size
- 20+
- community size
- 6,500+ women
- reach
- 1 mio yearly
- active regions
- 120+ countries
- headquarter
- vienna, austria — remotely organised
who we are
the female factor is on a mission to close the gender leadership gap. we are a global community for a new era of female leaders, enabling them to get their seat at the table by boosting confidence, competence & connections — through mentoring, networking and our career programs. since 2020 we connect companies such as google, bcg, mondi and bank austria with our female talents, and in 2021 we launched europe's first job platform matching female talents with inclusive companies.
more about the female factorpress contact
tanja sternbauer, co-founder — happy to talk interviews, data and speaking requests.
download area.
all press materials live in one shared drive folder — free to use in your coverage.
meet the founders.
the passion for female empowerment and driving societal change is what drives tanja and mahdis. they co-founded the female factor in 2019 as a remote-first company with a shared leadership model.
tanja sternbauer
co-ceo
startup founder, 10+ years startup and leadership experience, awarded female rolemodel 2019, top 100 influential business women in austria.
mahdis schubert
co-ceo
10+ years international leadership experience in europe, the middle east and the us in aviation and at non-profit organisations.
company milestones.
2019
launch of our (future) female leaders community.
2020
strong focus on employer services — connecting fantastic companies with our female talents.
see our employer services2023
launch of our leadership: redefined movement — celebrating extraordinary leaders driving change.
meet the new era of leaders2024
our first global leaders summit — bringing our community, mentors and partners together in one room.
2026
launched our talent development ecosystem — one license, a complete development ecosystem for high-potential female talent.
explore the ecosystemthe female factor in the media.
- diese startup-gründerinnen aus österreich solltest du kennender brutkasten
- diversität als chance: mahdis schubert und tanja sternbauer von the female factordfv whitepaper „starke frauen“
- flexibles reskilling als accelerator für die eigene karriereder brutkasten
- платформа для працевлаштування жінок запустила ініціативу на підтримку українокelle ukraine
- ey: positives arbeitsklima wichtigster faktor für schweizer millennialsmoneycab
- viennaup’22: diese events zu „female entrepreneurship“ solltet ihr nicht verpassender brutkasten
- was du über frauenpower in der gründerszene wissen solltestwoman
- die employer-branding trends der zukunftzukunft arbeit & wirtschaft
- podiumsdiskussion: wie es um den heimischen arbeitsmarkt stehthorizont
- европейская платформа с вакансиями для женщин запустила инициативу для украинокanywell magazine
- worauf es im job ankommtdie presse
- arbeitgebersiegel: warum du (k)eines brauchstclaudia lorber
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drop us a line — we're happy to share data on female leadership, connect you with our founders or provide anything you need for your piece.
press@femalefactor.global