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Delhi Entrepreneur’s Instagram Post Calls Out Sparse Female Presence at Startup Event

National coverage has turned her note into a conversation about deliberate steps to include more women.

Overview

  • Divyanshi Dhouni wrote that she could count the women present on her fingers — about five — at a recent Delhi startup gathering.
  • She described the event as genuinely energizing and framed her post as a reflection, urging that women be seen, invited and encouraged.
  • In follow-up replies, she pointed to social conditioning, safety concerns, risk appetite and too few visible early-stage role models as likely reasons for low attendance.
  • Supportive comments on Instagram echoed concern and hope for change, as outlets including Hindustan Times and India Today amplified the discussion.
  • No statements from organizers or concrete actions were reported, and Times Now said it could not independently verify details of the viral post.