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During yesterday's second annual NMTC-WIT Luncheon, a reporter in the audience asked the panelists if things were getting any better for women.

In an article published this year in Forbes, Geri Stengel predicted that 2014 would be the breakout year for women entrepreneurs. "While the number is still small --  nearly 20 percent of angels in 2012 invested in women-led businesses -- the percentage grew more than 40 percent from the previous year, according to the Center of Venture Research, which studies early-stage equity financing for high-growth ventures.

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