Gender gap in various industries has been a topic of discussion with there being a huge gap in the percentage of women who are startup entrepreneurs. This is especially true in Japan, where the gender gap in the startup community is even wider than the U.S. This article by Business Insider Japan explains that in Japan only 4.2% of corporate executives are female. Also, in one Japanese startup event, the percentage of female speakers was less than 5%. The startup world is completely male dominated According to Amy Jin, who spoke at an event by Startup Grind on Women’s Leadership,