Women participating equally with men as entrepreneurs would boost the global economy by $2.5–$5 trillion, according to a 2019 BCG analysis. Forbes cites multiple studies showing that women-founded companies outperformed those founded by men, including delivering higher revenues, stronger growth, less employee turnover, and greater return on equity. Yet, women entrepreneurs have disproportionately greater difficulty accessing capital. Only 2.3% of venture funding went to women-led startups in 2020. Worldwide, the World Bank estimates that “women are left with $1.7 trillion of unmet credit demand.” Recent research by Santa Clara University professor and entrepreneur Maya Ackerman shows that bias plays an enormous role. So how do we move from bias to bonus for women entrepreneurs?
From Bias to Bonus: Overcoming the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs
Format
Workshop
Meta Themes
Power and Capital
Deliver Equity and Inclusion
Themes
Women’s Economic Empowerment, Women Founders, Gender Bias, Gender Lens Investing, Unconscious Bias
Purpose and Desired Outcome
In this dynamic and interactive session, we will: (1) explore the root causes, scope, and persistence of the funding gap; (2) collaborate to develop new ideas and solutions; (3) discuss whether social entrepreneurship and impact investing can lead the change; (4) build connections between organizations and individuals to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration
Audiences
Entrepreneurs
Allocators (Family Offices, HNW Individuals, Foundations)
Corporate & SME
Intermediaries (Financial Advisers, Investment Bankers)
Accelerators & Incubators
Speakers
- NameBrigit Helms
- TitleExecutive Director
- OrganizationMiller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- StatusConfirmed
- NameMaya Ackerman
- TitleAssistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Santa Clara University
- OrganizationSanta Clara University
- StatusConfirmed
- NameYvonne Otieno
- TitleCEO
- OrganizationMiyonga Fresh Greens
- StatusInvited
- NameSayuri Sharper
- TitlePrinciple
- OrganizationKSF Impact
- StatusInvited
