Interactive Catalogue

SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN IRELAND Rapid Policy Assessments of Inclusive Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes

Literature Item

Author Information:

Name: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Email: None

Website: https://www.oecd.org/employment/leed/inclusive-entrepreneurship.htm

Abstract:

The project aims to identify and analyse barriers for entrepreneurial activities faced by groups that are under-represented or disadvantaged in self-employment or the labour market, i.e. youth, seniors, the disabled, women, ethnic minorities, the unemployed. Based on this diagnosis, this work provides policy guidance to help policy makers design and implement policies and programmes to address these barriers and promote entrepreneurship within these groups. For that, they developed a report which presents a brief overview of current and planned support for women’s entrepreneurship in Ireland and provides an assessment of the key strengths and weaknesses of current and planned offerings in the areas of entrepreneurship skills, access to finance and the regulatory and institutional environment. It also makes recommendations for improvement. In the case of Ireland, the assessment focuses on women’s entrepreneurship. It provides an overview and assessment of current support of women’s entrepreneurship in Ireland in the areas of entrepreneurship skills, access to finance and the regulatory and institutional environment (e.g. business regulations, culture). The report also provides policy recommendations for policy makers. It is connected with the economical power, because they did an study about women situation in this area, promoting visibility and change in this area. In fact, it is very important to see the importance of female entrepreneurship as a way for the empowerment and autonomy of women at an economic level. They concluded that there was priority in: 1. Provide support for women who seek to develop and grow their businesses, including helping them strengthen their networks, acquire management skills, learn to manage risk, identify researchers with innovative ideas and grow into international markets. 2. Improve the treatment of the self-employed relative to employees with respect to Maternity Benefits and Unemployment Benefits. Recent family policies in Germany could be used as inspiration (Box 4). 3. Improve access to child care for women entrepreneurs, including through the use of tax incentives. 4. Scale-up well-established women’s entrepreneurship support initiatives that have demonstrated to be successful, including Competitive Feasibility Fund, the Competitive Start Fund, Going for Growth and NDRC Female Founders.

Keywords:

entrepeneurship, women, economic power, access, funding

Dates:

Jan. 1, 2016 - Jan. 1, 2016

Source Specificity:

Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies

Website:

https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/RPA-Ireland-women-FINAL.pdf

Power Domains:

Economic

Methods Tools:

Awareness-raising

Country:

IE

City:

Dublin

Implementation Scale:

national

Language:

English

Other Links:

https://www.oecd.org/employment/leed/inclusive-entrepreneurship.htm