Pivoting towards European University Alliances supporting technology entrepreneurship for women: insights from a feminist perspective

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-1585-2372

Document Type

Conference Paper

Disciplines

Business and Management., Education, general, including:, Women's and gender studies

Publication Details

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-56075-0_2

McQuillan, D. (2024). Pivoting Towards European University Alliances Supporting Technology Entrepreneurship for Women….. Insights from a Feminist Perspective. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Smart Mobile Communication & Artificial Intelligence. IMCL 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 937. Springer, Cham.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56075-0_2

Abstract

Interesting career possibilities for women emerge from technology entrepreneurship. Although the trend is improving, women entrepreneurs starting technology-based firms lag far behind men. The traditionally masculine identity of the ‘entrepreneur’ represents a major challenge for women interested to start a technology business. In the university ecosystem there is a ‘triple gendered’ situation – technology, technology studies and the gendered environment of academic incubation hubs that support start-up. This paper draws on a structured literature review (SLR) to frame the gender issues of women technology entrepreneurs within the university ecosystem. The aim of the paper is to develop insights for the emerging European University Alliances such as the European University of Technology (EUt +) to help fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems for women in technology fields.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56075-0_2

Funder

Erasmus+ funding for European University Alliances

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