{"product_id":"launching-while-female-susanne-althoff-9780807042977","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 0807042978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807042977\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\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/2020","brand":"Susanne Althoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042495852799,"sku":"9780807042977","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6031d25-4f70-40c5-8c57-3975540b5372.jpg?v=1684961868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/launching-while-female-susanne-althoff-9780807042977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}