Addressing Investor Bias to Broaden Access to Capital for WoC STEM Entrepreneurs
Heather Metcalf
Association for Women in Science
Erin Kelley
Association for Women in Science
Jennifer Clark
Association for Women in Science
Aspen Russell
Association for Women in Science
Through the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) STEM to Market initiative, and the AWIS Intentional Investing program designed to address bias directly with investors, this project will conduct two half-day interventions with funding gatekeepers to improve funder self-reflection, accountability, transparency, and inclusive investment practices. This intervention will aim to impact investor attitudes and planned future behavior to improve opportunities and outcomes for women of color in entrepreneurship.