Female Entrepreneurship: The Way Forward

To measure organisational performance, economic principles to this date have typically been stressing masculine traits such as ‘short-term growth’ and ‘dominance over competition’. The current corona crisis once more emphasises that we might benefit from adding more feminine traits of entrepreneurs to the mix, like ‘cooperation’ and ‘durability’. Women’s economic empowerment and the recognition of its relevance have notably progressed.

In this webinar we delve into the paradigm shift caused by the rise in female leadership and female entrepreneurship. We will show differences between male and female business leaders, and we will illustrate how both can be combined to improve leadership practices.

Anita van Gils is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Family Business Management at Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics (SBE). She is also involved in the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Maastricht University. Anita’s specialisations are Entrepreneurship, SME-management, Family Business, Strategy, Governance, and Innovation.

Wil Foppen is Professor in Strategic Leadership at Maastricht University and Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Maastricht University. As a professor and in managerial roles, he has helped develop various types of training programmes for companies and organisations in such areas as leadership development, general management, strategy and organisational change.