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Behind the feel-good International Women’s Day posts, female founders are often just scraping by.
Women entrepreneurs can have a big impact on a country’s productivity. So why aren’t more entering business – and what can we do to foster an entrepreneurial mindset?
We think we know everything about Gabrielle Chanel. Yet, she epitomises the essence of a self-made woman. And still, she’s rarely associated with the image of an entrepreneur. Why is that?
To make entrepreneurship more gender-inclusive, it’s important to confront the underlying biases that create barriers for women.
New research finds having a self-employed partner can significantly reduce your life satisfaction. The more you value family, leisure and your own job, the greater the effect.
Starting a business or being self-employed is touted as a way for women to attain better work-life balance. But new research suggests this is not always a realistic goal.
New research highlights the importance of removing gendered challenges to create a more inclusive entrepreneurial landscape for women.
For Canada’s new Women Entrepreneurship Strategy to be effective, we must gain a deeper understanding of sexism in startup spaces.
A toolkit for inclusive entrepreneurship education and training was developed with input from a 19-country panel of entrepreneurship educators.
Increasing entrepreneurship among women and racialized people calls for the development of more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Bohra women’s use of social media to build businesses is an example of how religious communities can help women gain financial independence.
Ash derided women’s liberation as “that foolishness” – but her success story is very feminist.
If women see other women pursuing and being successful in an entrepreneurial environment, they are more likely to follow that path themselves.
A new French research collective, Orelig, set out to answer the question.
Women entrepreneurs in Africa face challenges which make them additionally vulnerable to climate change.
Can social validation — specifically, the number of crowd-funding supporters — reduce the gender gap as companies helmed by women try to raise funds?
South Africa has a huge gender gap in terms of policies and interventions that would help women entrepreneurs.
Saudi women are empowering themselves by running businesses and challenging ‘traditional’ gender roles.
Whether they are winemakers, winery owners, cellar managers or sommeliers, women entrepreneurs are evolving in the wine industry - a traditional men’s world.
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Professor Emerita, Telfer School of Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management, Concordia University
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Professeure associée en entrepreneuriat et innovation, ISG International Business School
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Maitre de Conférences, IAE Corse
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Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, University of Pretoria
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Maître de Conférences en Sciences de Gestion, Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)
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Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, Lancaster University
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Chercheuse associée, spécialisée en Entrepreneuriat et Innovation, Burgundy School of Business
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Professeur / Professor, Audencia
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PhD Ccandidate in Management, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior, INSEAD
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Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Amsterdam
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Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Tasmania