Please go to the new WIN Ltd website for all enquiries on membership and to enter the North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Phase II of the website is currently in progress and will be live soon!
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research bulletinsJanuary 2009 - Government consultations. Read and respond to the latest consultations, from the National Minimum Wage to a Review of UK Assisted Areas and make a difference to the outcomes of BERR policies. Go to the BERR website November 2008 - Global Gender Gap Report 2008, World Economic Forum October 2009 - Closing the Gap - click here to download (2.07Mb) - is a report on the findings of the Women Take Part project supported by the Government Equalities Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government, highlighting what needs to be done to encourage more women to play an active role in civic and civil life. July 2008 - 'Innovative Funding for Women's Organisations', OECD May 2008 - 'Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2007' Report on Women and Entrepreneurship, Babson College May 2008 - 'Little Britons: Financing Childcare Choice', Policy Exchange February 2008 - 'Women entrepreneurs: jumping the corporate ship or gaining new wings?' Nicola Patterson, Newcastle Business School. For copies contact nicola.patterson@unn.ac.uk . 'Different Women, different places, A study of the lives and experiences of black and minority ethnic women leaders....same gender, different race'. The Diversity Practice Ltd December 2007 - 'Canadian Women Entrepreneurs, Research & Public Policy:' A Review of Literature. Barbara Orser, University of Ottawa November 2007 - 'State of Women's Enterprise in the UK'. Includes the latest start-up and growth statistics for the English regions and devolved nations and provides policy recommendations on how national and regional government can further support women’s enterprise. For hard copies email admin@prowess.org.uk November 2007 - 'Good Practice Guide into Inclusive Boardrooms'. UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, Nov 07 May 2007 - 'Mapping the 'Missing Middle': Determining the Desire and Dimensions of Second-Stage Women Business Owners' Womenable March 2007 - 'Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs' - the North East Euro Info Centre March 2007 - For a full list of research and statistical publications from the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2003, including recent publications on gender & equality, go to the Research Publications List November 2006 - 'Stairways to Growth: Supporting the ascent of Women's Enterprise in the UK' by Dr Rebecca Harding, Executive Director GEM. Report can be downloaded from Prowess October 2006 - 'Progressing the Agenda: The Enterprise for All Coalition'. Download this paper from Prowess September 2006 - 'Securing a Business Loan: How Important is Gender?' Prof F M Wilson (University of Glasgow), Prof S Carter (University of Stirling) , Dr E Shaw (University of Strathclyde) & Dr Wing Lam (University of Central Lancashire). Download the report and summary at ERSCO Society Today May 2006 - Read statistics on women and entrepreneurship - Prowess January 2006 - 'Performance, progress and promise of women’s business centers in the United States '. Womenable provides a summary of three research studies. Research in Brief - Womenable Closing the Gap - click here to download (2.07Mb) - is a report on the findings of the Women Take Part project supported by the Government Equalities Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government, highlighting what needs to be done to encourage more women to play an active role in civic and civil life. |
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