TY - GEN AU - Fackelmann,Surya AU - De Concini,Alessandro AU - European Investment Bank AU - European Investment Bank TI - Funding women entrepreneurs : How to empower growth SN - /doi.org/10.2867/323848 PY - 2020/// PB - European Investment Bank KW - Finance KW - bicssc KW - Business & Economics N1 - Open Access N2 - Intervention is needed to improve women-led companies’ access to finance. In a recent study, EIB’s InnovFin Advisory assessed the availability of finance for women-owned and managed companies in Europe as compared to the United States. While women-led companies account for only a small portion of financing deals and investment flows, their share is growing. Nevertheless, structural inequalities and persistent biases continue to distort the funding environment. The study puts forth a number of innovative finance and policy recommendations. Restarting the EU economy after the coronavirus pandemic provides a unique opportunity to tackle gender barriers to finance UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/47425/1/QH0219470ENN.en.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/47425/1/QH0219470ENN.en.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/64143 ER -