{"product_id":"launching-while-female-smashing-the-system-that-holds-women-entrepreneurs-back-paperback","title":"Launching While Female: Smashing the System That Holds Women Entrepreneurs Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanne Althoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expos  of the gender gap in entrepreneurship and a road map for a more inclusive and economically successful future for us all\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist and professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneurs--especially those of color--face when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for white men. Through interviews with over a hundred founders across the country and in all industries, Althoff paints a picture of an entrepreneurial system rife with bias and discrimination, where women receive less than 3 percent of this country's venture capital, struggle to find mentors in the wake of #MeToo, and are dismissed as \"mompreneurs.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe effects of this unequal system--a weaker economy, fewer jobs, less innovation--are felt by all of us, and Althoff explains how more equitable structures in business and entrepreneurship will benefit all people, not just those hoping to fund a startup. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy exploring some of the practical ways we can open the entrepreneurial system to everyone, Althoff provides a rallying cry and a way forward for women entrepreneurs and their allies, showing that change is urgent and within our reach.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanne Althoff\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran journalist and an assistant professor at Emerson College in Boston, where she teaches publishing entrepreneurship and women's media. She's also served as advisor to women-led start-ups. Before joining Emerson in 2015, Althoff worked for 22 years as a magazine editor, including 6 years as the editor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Connect with her on Twitter @SusanneAlthoff and at susannealthoff.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767918297376,"sku":"9780807014752","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0755d79a268230065e3f089d5062b3c5.webp?v=1780320450","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/launching-while-female-smashing-the-system-that-holds-women-entrepreneurs-back-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}