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Postgraduate female tech startups: do universities have an influence?

Only 7% of computer science graduates in the UK are female, setting a worrying precedent for the tech startup industry.

Female Ventures Fund to invest £10m in women-only start-ups in first year

New venture capital fund led by and for women will address inequality of just 1% of VC money going to women-only start-ups

Gender-investment gap: Why male venture capitalists come out on top

Britain’s Gender-Investment Gap accelerates with venture capitalists’ investment in all-female founding start-ups almost non-existent

The Future Fund loan and its diversity and inclusion dilemma

The British Business Bank releases data to address the issue of diversity and inclusion within the Future Fund loan scheme.

Equal opportunity for female entrepreneurs could still be a decade away

The stark lack of gender diversity across the entrepreneurial landscape simply cannot be ignored, says EY Entrepreneur Of The Year leader.

Reshma Sohoni named most influential BAME leader in Tech

The co-founder of the European seed funding firm Seedcamp, Reshma Sohoni, has been named the most influential BAME leader in tech by executive search firm Inclusive Boards.

Investors must embrace diversity now and invest in diverse founders

Vegard Medbø and Fridtjof Berge, co-founders of Antler, explain why investors must embrace diversity now and look to emerging markets .

Maternity as A Masters: life experiences turned into business skills comes to the UK

Life Based Value plans to establish Maternity as a Masters in international markets, starting with the UK, after securing £1.3 million

Enabling more women to thrive in leadership positions in business

Roxana Mohammadian-Molina discusses what could be done to level the playing field and enable more women to thrive in leadership positions.

To empower female businesswomen, we need to break down the myth of the self-made entrepreneur

Studies suggest that investors are biased against women. Fix this, and the business landscape could change as well