{"product_id":"launching-while-female-susanne-althoff-9780807014752","title":"Launching While Female: Smashing the System That Holds Women Entrepreneurs Back","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn expos  of the gender gap in entrepreneurship and a road map for a more inclusive and economically successful future for us all\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist and professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneurs--especially those of color--face when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for white men. Through interviews with over a hundred founders across the country and in all industries, Althoff paints a picture of an entrepreneurial system rife with bias and discrimination, where women receive less than 3 percent of this country's venture capital, struggle to find mentors in the wake of #MeToo, and are dismissed as \"mompreneurs.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe effects of this unequal system--a weaker economy, fewer jobs, less innovation--are felt by all of us, and Althoff explains how more equitable structures in business and entrepreneurship will benefit all people, not just those hoping to fund a startup. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy exploring some of the practical ways we can open the entrepreneurial system to everyone, Althoff provides a rallying cry and a way forward for women entrepreneurs and their allies, showing that change is urgent and within our reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanne Althoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807014753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807014752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Susanne Althoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986618515711,"sku":"9780807014752","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2466e8e-c942-418d-bd26-acd96ac3b68a.jpg?v=1683284425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/launching-while-female-susanne-althoff-9780807014752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}