Debbie Wosskow
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Women Entrepreneurs: A Dynamic Force in Global Growth
Rick Smith, Jessica Alba, Susan Feldman, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Debbie Wosskow
Featuring founders from Care.com, The Honest Company, and One Kings Lane, this panel examines the stark funding disparity where women start companies at double the male rate yet receive only one in twelve Series A deals. The discussion highlights how structural barriers like investor bias and the misclassification of female-centric solutions as "pleasure" problems hinder growth, while offering concrete strategies such as male allyship and targeted STEM advocacy to close the gap. By analyzing case studies that collectively raised hundreds of millions, the event underscores that achieving gender parity could add $28 trillion to the global economy and requires shifting from passive observation to active championing of women-led ventures.