Key Publications
- Fawcett Society: Are women bearing the burden of the recession?
- Government Equalities Office: Women and families in the downturn
- Report of discussion from Downing Street round table on women and the recession, attended and contributed to by WETF co-Chair Pam Alexander
- Challenges and Opportunities of Growth Survey
- Glover Review (HM Treasury November 2008)
- Enterprise Strategy (BERR March 2008)
- Enterprise Strategy Summary (BERR March 2008)
- State of Women's Enterprise in the UK (Prowess 2007)
- New Enterprise Framework: Women's Enterprise: An Economic Issue (BERR)
See also National Policy Centre for Women's Enterprise reports on:
- Data collection
- Access to finance
- Procurement
- Social enterprise
- Welfare and benefits
- Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)
See also research by the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
Partners
- Business Link - A Government-funded service available locally that provides free information, advice and support needed to start, maintain and grow a business. See here for information about starting and running a business as a woman.
- BIS - Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Prowess - Network of organisations and individuals who support the growth of women's business ownership
- Make Your Mark - Campaign run by Enterprise Insight aiming to increase the number of young entrepreneurs. Enterprise Insight also manages the national network of Women's Enterprise Ambassadors
- The Ethnic Minority Business Task Force - A Government Task Force charged with improving access to business opportunities for ethnic minority communities and individuals
- The National Policy Centre for Women's Enterprise - Policy development centre whose aims are to make and disseminate the economic case for the development of women's enterprise across Government, the broader public sector and the private and third sectors
- UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) - The UKRC is a Government-funded agency supporting the increased participation of girls and women in SET, including SET enterprise