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Women entrepreneurs: positioning equality, diversity and inclusion leadership in times of crisis

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  • Helen Lawton Smith

    (Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London)

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This paper demonstrates how disabled women entrepreneurs have been able to respond quickly during the Covid-19 crisis in addressing challenges faced by disabled entrepreneurs. It gives examples of women who have distinctive voices as leaders and advocates on behalf of minority entrepreneurs.

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  • Helen Lawton Smith, 2023. "Women entrepreneurs: positioning equality, diversity and inclusion leadership in times of crisis," Working Papers 66, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research, revised 21 Jun 2023.
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