Women entrepreneurs face different challenges in doing business than their male counterparts. In traditionally male-dominated Southeast Asian societies, women entrepreneurs have fewer opportunities to grow their businesses. One of the reasons for this is the "unconscious bias" of investors and Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESO). Unconscious bias refers to assumptions or false perceptions, for example, that "women are not suited for business" or "women must choose between family and work." To overcome such "unconscious bias" and break through the gender gap in business, it is important that financial institutions, investors, ESOs, and other actors who are part of the ecosystem surrounding women entrepreneurs have a gender perspective.
Acknowledging these issues, this “Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building” project strives to encourage both the demand and supply of funds, as well as to share information and strengthen the network within that ecosystem. With regards to enhance the gender perspective of ESOs, we improve the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA Toolkit) and strengthen the ESOs network in the region. GLIA Toolkit is an interactive resource for accelerators and incubators, or the ESOs, to improve the gender inclusion and accessibility of their program and organization. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with the Australian government. Furthermore, to strengthen the gender lens of investors, we provide gender lens training and network-building support for individual investors investing in early-stage entrepreneurs.
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