September 21, 2025New England journal of entrepreneurship

From struggles to solutions: understanding the barriers for female healthcare entrepreneurs

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PDPatricia DriscollNational Institutes of Health AMAnastasia MillerPortland State University PBPamela BakerTexas Woman's University

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Qualitative analysis reveals challenges in securing investment and overcoming gendered barriers for female entrepreneurs in healthcare, suggesting needed structural changes.

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Women face heightened investor skepticism regarding their ventures, limiting access to funding and resources.
Investments are often influenced by systemic bias, favoring male entrepreneurs with perceived potential over proven results.
Qualitative research involved 19 female healthcare entrepreneurs to uncover barriers, emphasizing the need for systemic changes in funding.
The study highlights the importance of addressing internalized perceptions and implementing structural changes for equitable funding access.

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Driscoll et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46ac231b076d99fa6833f https://doi.org/10.1108/neje-02-2025-0013

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Qualitative analysis reveals challenges in securing investment and overcoming gendered barriers for female entrepreneurs in healthcare, suggesting needed structural changes.

From struggles to solutions: understanding the barriers for female healthcare entrepreneurs

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From struggles to solutions: understanding the barriers for female healthcare entrepreneurs

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