Women in Alternative Finance - Exploring the Benefits of Equity Crowdfunding

This book focuses on equity crowdfunding in order to shed light on female entrepreneurship. Global awareness of gender inequality has resulted in international efforts to alleviate disparities and promote women's growth. This book draws academics, policymakers, and practitioners' attention to equity crowdfunding as a good environment for female entrepreneurs to overcome gender gaps and establish a more inclusive and fair financial landscape. While women are often found to be at a disadvantage when compared to male counterparts in traditional credit markets, the book's our empirical evidence suggests that this is not the case for alternative funding channels such as crowdfunding. The book's distinguishing feature is its emphasis on the equity crowdfunding market, which could be viewed as the ideal environment for developing and growing female entrepreneurial skills. From this perspective, the book provides a clear recommendation to policymakers on how to support women in alternative finance, by providing more specific and detailed rules and action plans focusing on this topic.

List of contents

1.Introduction.- 2.Women in entrepreneurial finance: the academic perspective.- 3.Women in alternative finance: a focus on the equity crowdfunding.- 4.An empirical investigation on the Italian context.- 5.Conclusion. 

About the author

Francesca Battaglia is an Associate Professor of Banking and Finance at the University of Naples Parthenope, Italy.

Emanuela Giusi Gaeta is an Economic and Financial Analyst for the Italian Treasury Department, Italy.

Summary

Assesses the relevant role played by equity crowdfunding for female entrepreneurs
Analyzes the role of women in alternative finance
Provides policy recommendations about supporting women in alternative finance by providing more specific and detailed rules and action plans

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Battaglia, Emanuela Giusi Gaeta
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9783031434693
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3143469-3
• No. of pages: 109
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 7 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 172 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 109 p. 16 illus., 15 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Personalmanagement, HRM, gender gap, Financial Services, Entrepreneurial Finance, Equity Crowdfunding, Diversity Management and Women in Business, Alternative Finance, DEI in financial services, Gender in finance, Women in finance, Female entrepreneurs, Diversity in financial services