Effects of Gender on Women's Career Progression & Entrepreneurial Activity

Women in the workplace still face challenges in relation to career progression and entrepreneurship. These challenges tend to greater in ‘traditionally male’ disciplines - such as science, engineering, technology and medicine – and professions such as law and finance. Dr Lorna Treanor, from Nottingham University Business School UK, talks about her research, explaining how these challenges arise and manifest and highlighting the important role men have in ensuring equality in the modern workplace.

Speaker’s Profile

Speaker: Dr Lorna Treanor, FRSA, FHEA
Assistant Professor and Divisional Director at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Nottingham University Business School, UK.

Lorna is a Divisional Research Director at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nottingham University Business School, UK. She is also Consulting Editor of the International Small Business Journal and a co-founder of the Gender & Enterprise Network. Lorna has published widely on entrepreneurial behaviour, particularly the influence of gender upon entrepreneurial activity, and entrepreneurship education. Her work has been published in Human Relations, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research among others.

Programme

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