by Christine Marlet | Mar 19, 2025 | All, Gender Equality, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership, Women Input in Digitalisation, Women Input in STEM
The new study, ‘Women Founders in European Deep Tech Start-ups’ reveals that women founders in the field receive less total funding compared with men founders. According to the study, women
are underrepresented in deep tech start-ups, with less than one quarter (24%) of deep tech start-ups created in 2022 having at least one woman in the founding team. 7,165 start-ups founded since
2010 were analysed as part of the study using the Dealroom database (a global provider of data and intelligence on start-ups and tech ecosystems) across 37 European countries.
by Christine Marlet | Mar 8, 2025 | Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Others, Work-Life Balance/Integration
Being a parent is an adventure as extraordinary as it is demanding. Yet many parents feel overwhelmed, exhausted and out of breath. Long a taboo subject, parental burnout is now a worrying reality.
According to a study by the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 5% of Belgian parents suffer from parental burnout, while a survey by the Ligue des Familles indicates that 20% are on the verge of exhaustion. This alarming finding underlines the urgent need to talk about it and implement appropriate solutions.
by Christine Marlet | Feb 19, 2025 | All, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership
Today, we’re excited to introduce María Cruz Díaz de Terán Velasco, a law professor and advocate for women’s empowerment. Her passion for mentoring has helped entrepreneurs grow, thrive, and turn their ideas into reality. Curious to hear her story? Let’s dive in!
by Christine Marlet | Feb 19, 2025 | All, Gender Equality, Women Input in Digitalisation, Women Input in STEM
This policy brief puts forward policy options to ensure that women and men alike can benefit from AI at work, including: applying a gender lens when monitoring AI’s impact; following an inclusive approach to upskilling and reskilling; bridging gender divides in tech; combatting AI-induced bias; and using AI to combat bias.
by Christine Marlet | Feb 13, 2025 | All, Gender Equality, Women Input in Digitalisation, Women Input in STEM
Artificial intelligence (Al) is “a machine-based system that can, for a given set of humandefined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. Al systems are designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy/’ (OECD, 2020). Al is rapidly being integrated into both workplace and domestic settings. The world of work is changing as a result.
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