When a successful female entrepreneur is held up as a role model, is it a good thing or not? There is now so much evidence that women can be as effective (and in some circumstances, such as rural economies in developing countries, considerably more successful in business creation) than men, that the fact we still need gender-specific role models is deeply troubling. It underlines the continued existence of stereotypes that make it more difficult for women to obtain business loans, or to be taken seriously when selling into masculine business cultures.
via Making space for female entrepreneurs | David Clutterbuck Partnership.
