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.
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.
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.
What comes to mind when you hear the term “stay-at-home mom”? Though some may think of dedication and family values, there are many negative ideas in our culture about women who spend their time caring for their children and home. Uneducated, boring, and not ambitious are a few, and more recently, the term “tradwife”. Though this word technically describes women promoting a “traditional” lifestyle on social media, “tradwife” has become—in practice—a disparaging label broadly used for any woman engaged in full-time homemaking.
A book released earlier this month, The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids—and Come Back Stronger Than Ever by Neha Ruch, addresses these dynamics head on. It challenges the clichés of a mother “at home” and explores the simplistic thinking that stubbornly persists around motherhood and career.
We all aspire to live a full, successful and balanced life. However, on many occasions we feel disoriented and confused about what decision to make in an increasingly uncertain and complex environment, we do not know what attitude to take or the certainties we had are blurred. Three books approach this subject from complementary perspectives, connected by a clear common thread: the aspiration to integrate life in all its dimensions. Each work offers a unique vision, forming an itinerary of reflection and practice that guides the reader in his or her search for a successful and fulfilled life.
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