[Policy Paper 27] Women’s Entrepreneurship in EU candidate countries

Year: 2024

Author: Caterina Zamparini, Government Affairs Associate, B&K Agency

While the EU has recently started making strides in promoting women’s entrepreneurship within its borders, significant obstacles are yet to be addressed by its close neighbours, where the roots of the gender gap in entrepreneurship must be analysed against dominant patriarchal social norms which shape institutions and policy-making. This paper calls for support for women’s entrepreneurship through targeted programmes in EU candidate countries to serve the dual goal of accelerating both gender equality and economic development, with benefits for society as a whole.