The Women and Innovation 2024 Report is the third edition of the biennial series that began in 2020 promoted by the Women, Science, and Innovation Observatory (OMCI) of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain), with the aim of analysing the situation of women in the field of innovation.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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