The minister for women and child development said there are many women innovators in science and technology, but rued that their strides are not getting translated into commercial ventures.
The TVARAN initiative, driven by a Villgro-Cisco partnership, aims to help seven women-led/co-founded startups in climate action through focused market entry and expansion plans.
Women founders breached $1 billion in funds raised for a second consecutive half-year, raising hopes that, despite a dip, they might stay relatively warm if winter comes.
Recognizing the intersecting relationship between innovation, technology, the digital space and gender inequality, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA) brought together senior representatives of its founding partners to mark its three-year anniversary with a timely discussion ahead of CSW67 on how to move the needle to create a more gender-inclusive innovation eco-system and to address the digital gender gap.