Ana Stewart, the report’s chair and co-author, will be joined by Professor Eleanor Shaw, Carolyn Jameson, Sarah Ronald, and Vanessa Collingridge to cover some of the main topics from the review via a livestreamed panel on Wednesday 8th March at 1pm.

On the upcoming IWD event, Stewart said: “Eleanor, Carolyn, and Sarah were three of the many individuals we engaged with during the discovery phase of the review, and each brings a valuable perspective to the narrative around barriers to female entrepreneurship.

“We have been overwhelmed by the widespread support since the publication of the report and it’s important that we keep the momentum going to ensure the Scottish Government embraces the recommendations.”

Professor Eleanor Shaw, OBE is an Associate Principal at the University of Strathclyde with responsibility for the university’s entrepreneurship strategy. She also holds board positions with the Chartered Association of Business Schools, the Small Business Charter, and the ScaleUp institute.

Carolyn Jameson, Chief Trust Officer, Trustpilot, is an investment committee member with venture capital firm SEP, who also sits on the board of the Scottish National Investment Bank and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Sarah Ronald, Founder of strategic design firm Nile, is an angel investor, a Scottish Technology Ecosystem Advisory Board member, and holds several board positions — including with eco startup Pawprint.

Vanessa Collingridge is a former BBC presenter and an Associate at Freer Consultancy, and is hosting the livestreamed panel.

Stewart herself is an Investment Partner with Eos, who previously founded and exited fintech business i-design. Ana is also a Non-executive Director at the Scottish FA, and Bella & Duke.

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The report, Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship, which was led by Stewart and co-authored with Chief Entrepreneurial Advisor to the Scottish Government, Mark Logan, has highlighted the numerous obstacles for women in Scotland to enter and then prosper in entrepreneurship. It has also set out 31 ways to boost participation and reduce this gender gap.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon commented on the report when it was released on 20th February, saying “The review’s findings are challenging but underline the need to tackle the root-causes, as well as the immediate barriers, of this inequality.”

More information on next week’s IWD event — which is being supported by Startup Grind Scotland, Product Forge, Trustpilot, and the Freer Consultancy — can be found here.