Objective Entrepreneurship now enters European universities through curricula and start-up support systems. Women represent around 50% of students at universities but are very much un-represented in terms of scientific or entrepreneurial careers. Which specific problems prevent women in science choosing this career? Why are entrepreneurship support structures in universities unable to encourage women to think about an entrepreneurial career?FemStart aims to foster public debate on this issue based on the experience of the EU Network ProWomEn, which investigated the promotion of women entrepreneurship in general but could not consider the issue of women scientists starting a business in detail. Public debate on women entrepreneurship is very controversial as common opinion is that there is no need for special support structures for women. But statistics on the number of women starting a company or receiving start-up support show a vast under-representation of women compared to their part in the working world and similarly for women in science and female scientists starting a company.Research on these issues gives clear evidence that women do need special encouragement and are a target group for specific support measures to get involved in entrepreneurship. By organising a series of events at 6 universities in different European regions (South Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Latvia, Poland and Romania), FemStart will start a debate by inviting experts on entrepreneurship support and education, public body representatives and administrations from the local regions and nearby countries and regions.Female scientists will be invited as well as male representatives from the university and public/private sectors. FemStart will raise awareness for the issue, deliver good practices and allow discussion among experts and non-experts on how to adapt existing measures to integrate women scientists in entrepreneurship support actions at universities better. Keywords entrepreneurship network of universities with EU and ENWISE countries public awareness women scientists Programme(s) FP6-SOCIETY - Science and society: specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration : "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) SOCIETY - Science and Society Call for proposal FP6-2005-SCIENCE-AND-SOCIETY-17 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator STEINBEIS-EUROPA-ZENTRUM DER STEINBEIS-STIFTUNG FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSFÖRDERUNG Address Haus der wirtschaft, willi-bleicher-str. 19 Stuttgart Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 nb Enschede See on map Links Website Opens in new window BANKU AUGSTSKOLA Latvia EU contribution € 0,00 Address K. valdemara iela 1b Riga See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address 59 marasti blvd, sector 1 Bucharest See on map Links Website Opens in new window POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wybrzeze wyspianskiengo 27 Wroclaw See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Camino de vera s/n Valencia See on map Links Website Opens in new window WIRTSCHAFTSMINISTERIUM BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Theodor-heuss-str. 4 Stuttgart See on map Links Website Opens in new window
