Youll be surprised by what the superstar founder of Bumble says about mentors

Youll be surprised by what the superstar founder of Bumble says about mentorsYoull be surprised by what the superstar founder of Bumble says about mentorsWhitney Wolfe kchenzu sichd is the 29-year-old founder of the wildly popular four-year-old dating site Bumble, where women make the first move. Today, the company is valued at $1 billion.She recently scored a profile in Vogue, who followed her as she went to India to launch Bumble on the subcontinent.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreBut when asked by the magazine who her female mentors were, she said there hadnt been many in her careerIf were going to be a part of making men treat women better, why dont we start treating each other better? Its clear that Wolfe Herd feels that she has been let down by her own gender in the past. Asked to name her female mentors, she becomes quiet and says there havent been many. Of course, Wolfe Herd herself is becoming a mentor to the women who work for her (Bumble has 140 employees, 85 percent of whom are women), and she is quick to celebrate and support her female peers. When her friend the Glossier founder, Emily Weiss, made the cover of Entrepreneur, Wolfe Herd had cookies made of the cover image and sent to her office.In a way, it makes sense. With a shortage of women in tech, especially at the founder and CEO level, one would assume there to be fewer appropriate female mentors for someone in Wolf Herds unique position.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people