Underrepresented innovators: an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK

Beldina Elensia Owalla; Tim Vorley; Elvis Nyanzu

Underrepresented innovators: an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK

Beldina Elensia Owalla, Tim Vorley, Elvis Nyanzu

Oxford Brookes University

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on diversity and inclusion in the UK, and specifically with regard to the innovation activities of women-led SMEs. We adopt an intersectional lens to analyse how gender, ethnicity and place intersect to influence SMEs’ innovation activities, and provide insights on how policy initiatives can more effectively support female founders’ participation in business innovation. Our results draw attention to the considerable heterogeneity in the level and type of innovation activities undertaken by women-led SMEs in different regions. The chapter also reflects on the fragmented nature of existing support, while acknowledging the complexities of entrepreneurial ecosystems. We recommend a more holistic approach to achieving inclusive economic growth.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gender, Diversity and Innovation: Concepts, Policies and Practice
Editors	Beldina Owalla, Tim Vorley, Helen Lawton Smith
Place of Publication	Cheltenham, UK
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Chapter	8
Pages	110-123
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	97818000377462
ISBN (Print)	9781800377455
Publication status	Published - 6 May 2022

Keywords

women-led SMEs
intersectionality
innovation
gender diversity

UN SDGs

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Gender, Diversity and Innovation: Concepts, Policies and Practice
Owalla, B. E. (ed.), Vorley, T. (ed.) & Lawton Smith, H. (ed.), 6 May 2022, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 272 p.
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Owalla, B. E., Vorley, T., & Nyanzu, E. (2022). Underrepresented innovators: an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK. In B. Owalla, T. Vorley, & H. Lawton Smith (Eds.), Gender, Diversity and Innovation: Concepts, Policies and Practice (pp. 110-123). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/gender-diversity-and-innovation-9781800377455.html

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Underrepresented innovators: an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK. / Owalla, Beldina Elensia; Vorley, Tim; Nyanzu, Elvis.
Gender, Diversity and Innovation: Concepts, Policies and Practice. ed. / Beldina Owalla; Tim Vorley; Helen Lawton Smith. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. p. 110-123.

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Underrepresented innovators: an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK

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