Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
Good afternoon.
I’m Karen Birch and since you probably have little idea who I am, partly for some of the reasons we’re about to explore, I’ll introduce myself before getting started.
I was born just down …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
Now we come to the second reason, and here I have to confess that I have a considerable advantage over most business students.
My first degree is in Zoology and as part of that degree …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
If the first two reasons weren’t compelling enough, then the third surely will be as economic argument often wins over claims for fairness of outcome or opportunity. As expressed so eloquently in Bill Clinton’s …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
It is worth considering the type of businesses that women set up.
If we look at a comparison, by sector, of women-led SME’s versus all SME’s,

community, social and personal activities ~ +6%
health and social work …

Over the past few weeks I have sat quietly and sometimes not so quietly and listened to a diverse group of men and women discuss all the arguments for NOT introducing some form of legislation to enforce gender balanced boards. The key arguments against go …

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