This report underscores the growing role of women-owned businesses in driving innovation, digital transformation and their contributions to various sectors, emphasizing their resilience and adaptability during economic uncertainty.

This research sheds light on the common challenges faced by women entrepreneurs and the unique barriers and experiences encountered by Indigenous women.

This study shows that women-owned businesses can succeed in raising money from angels at the same rate as men.

Black women entrepreneurs face significant barriers in securing the capital necessary to grow their businesses.

X (Twitter) can be a powerful tool for women seeking funding, especially in situations where information on funding opportunities is limited or unreliable.

Despite the increasing number of women entrepreneurs and women professionals in VC, the amount of investments in women-led businesses has not grown proportional to these gains

Media attention helps startups improve the level of venture capitalist (VC) funding. But what determines whether a startup receives media attention?

Women without technical backgrounds were evaluated as being less competent and as having less leadership ability and also received significantly less of a capital investment than technical women, technical men, and nontechnical men entrepreneurs.

This report highlights the systemic barriers facing Black Canadian entrepreneurs regarding growth and success, including systemic racism, limited access to capital, and insufficient business networks.

This report highlights Gender Impact Investing (GII), its definition, sources of funds, and targets, as well as the shortcomings, challenges, and risks of GII.

A research report for employers on unlocking the potential of the growing labour force of South Asian Women in Canada.

There is widespread agreement on the need to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace. But it is not easy to deliver on the promises made. This article argues that it is time to adopt a more systematic, coherent approach to D&I.

The report recommends a three-step plan to help organizations accelerate their journey toward greater equity.

This study of US entrepreneurs looked at how levels of human, social, and financial capital affected entrepreneurs' optimism and found that these do not contribute equally to optimism levels - rather, [sufficient] human capital factors are critical to maintaining optimism, even when levels of social or financial capital may be lower.

Many companies' efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace still need a push to deliver on the promises made. The study explores the labor market effects of gender and race by examining board leadership appointments.

This report describes United States-based foundation funding supporting LGTBQ+ communities and issues awarded in calendar years 2019-2020. The data overview is mentioned below.

Who exactly benefits from private foundation philanthropy and by how much?

Even though Indigenous people are about 4.9 percent of the population, Indigenous groups received just over half a percent of gifted funds.

Many companies' efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace still need a push to deliver on the promises made. The study explores the labor market effects of gender and race by examining board leadership appointments.

In 2019, just 1% of venture backed founders were Black, despite the high level of innovation coming from the Black community. If we want to build a system with an equitable flow of capital, we have a long way to go to expand perceptions and get more people to see themselves as investors, and expand who has access to investment accounts and services.