An exposé of the gender gap in entrepreneurship and a road map for a more inclusive and economically successful future for us allJournalist and professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneursespecially those of colorface when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for white menThrough interviews with over a hundred founders across the country and in all industries, Althoff paints a picture of an entrepreneurial system rife with bias and discrimination, where women receive less than 3 percent of this countrys venture capital, struggle to find mentors in the wake of #MeToo, and are dismissed as mompreneurs.
The effects of this unequal systema weaker economy, fewer jobs, less innovationare felt by all of us, and Althoff explains how more equitable structures in business and entrepreneurship will benefit all people, not just those hoping to fund a startup.
By exploring some of the practical ways we can open the entrepreneurial system to everyone, Althoff provides a rallying cry and a way forward for women entrepreneurs and their allies, showing that change is urgent and within our reach.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
200 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Beacon Press |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2021-10-26 |
| ISBN |
9780807014752 |
