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company name: the female factor
founding year: 2019
founders: Mahdis Gharaei, Tanja Sternbauer
team size: >10
community size: 6.500+ women
reach: 1 mio yearly
active regions: 75+ countries
headquarter: Vienna, Austria, but remotely organized
contact person:
Tanja Sternbauer
co-founder
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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. We support these female leaders through mentoring, networking and our career programs.
In 2020 we started to connect fantastic companies such as Google, BCG, Mondi, Bank Austria and many more with our female talents.
In 2021 we proudly launched Europe's first job platfrom matching female talents with inclusive companies.
meet the founders
The passion for female empowerment and driving societal change for equal opportunities and a better world for all of us, is what drives Tanja and Mahdis.
They co-founded the female factor in 2019 as a remote-first company and with a shared leadership model.
Together they are on a mission to enable more women to get a seat at the table, working towards more inclusive work places for the next generation.
Tanja Sternbauer
co-ceo
startup founder, 10+ years startup and leadership experience, awarded Female Rolemodel 2019, top 100 influential business women in Austria
Mahdis Gharaei
co-ceo
10+ years international leadership experience in Europe, the Middle East and the US in aviation and at non-profit organisations
