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Women Entrepreneurs Are Driving Economic Growth and Innovation Despite Persistent Challenges
Women Entrepreneurs Are Driving Economic Growth and Innovation Despite Persistent Challenges

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.

Bridging Cultural Values and Overcoming Funding and Mentorship Barriers to Empower Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs
Bridging Cultural Values and Overcoming Funding and Mentorship Barriers to Empower Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs

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

Women Entrepreneurs Seek Angel Investment at Lower Rates Than Men But Have An Equal Probability of Getting It
Women Entrepreneurs Seek Angel Investment at Lower Rates Than Men But Have An Equal Probability of Getting It

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

Despite the Achievement, Funding Remains the Key Barrier for Black Women Entrepreneurs in Canada
Despite the Achievement, Funding Remains the Key Barrier for Black Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

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

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Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le

X (Twitter) Can Be a Powerful Tool for Women Entrepreneurs Seeking Venture Capital Funding

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

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Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le

Women Face Demand and Supply-side Constraints in Venture Capital

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

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Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship Hanh Le Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship Hanh Le

While Investments From Top-Tier VCs Drive Startup Media Coverage Regardless of Gender, More Broadly, Having A Female Founder Is Linked To Less Media Attention

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

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Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le Main cat - Academic Research, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital Hanh Le

Technical Background and Connections Are More Essential for the Success of Women Entrepreneurs than Male Entrepreneurs

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.

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Optimism and Adversity in Entrepreneurship

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.

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Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Board and Leadership, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Board and Leadership, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le

Diverse Representation and Board Leadership Gaps

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.

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Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le

Mikwam Makwa Ikwe (Ice Bear Woman) – A National Needs Analysis on Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurship

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.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Workplace Culture, Organization types - Board and Leadership, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Workplace Culture, Organization types - Board and Leadership, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le

Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Finance

The article explores gender in finance and highlights the need to understand much broader challenges in the firm's role and how it is governed in a world experiencing interconnected social and economic change, reflecting both internal dynamics and wider ecosystemic ones.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le

Technical Background and Social Capital are Success Factors for Female Entrepreneurs

By understanding the gender gap in high-tech entrepreneurship, we can learn about the decision-making process that occurs for men and women also; many corporate organizations are boosting their efforts to encourage women's participation in technical work through training and social networking programs.

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