Season 3 | Episode 3

Women Entrepreneurship

Language

English

Runtime

45 minutes

Published

June 2023

In This Podcast

Julie Cafley

Host

Salwa Salek

Desjardins

Chief EDI Officer

Sabine Soumare

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH)

Executive Director

In 2020, women accounted for only 16.8% of majority owners of Small and Medium‐sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this episode, we consider the experience of women in entrepreneurship, the barriers that impede them from participating and the recent growth of women-created businesses. Our guests are leaders at a large employer and an organization that works to help women entrepreneurs and the networks that support them easily connect and collaborate. They share their personal and professional experiences, provide insights on opportunities and barriers, and discuss suggestions for potential future and current women entrepreneurs across Canada.