Backing Women, with Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for female entrepreneurs with Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow.

In this episode, Y TREE’s Harriet Johnston is joined by two trailblazing women, Sharmadean Reid and Debbie Wosskow, for a conversation about their journeys as entrepreneurs and working mothers. What more needs to be done to support female entrepreneurs – and women more broadly – to ensure combining work and motherhood isn’t financially punitive? What can the entrepreneurial community do to ensure more female founders receive financial backing? And, why is investing in women simply good business? Sharmadean and Debbie have tirelessly campaigned around these questions, and they are issues that we are constantly focused on at Y TREE too, with 60 per cent of the UK’s wealth is set to be female by 2025. Success means recognising female founders as the business opportunity they are. Y TREE view is brought to you by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Y TREE. The past is in your head. The future is in your hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harriet Johnston

Guests: Sharmadean Reid, Debbie Wosskow

Topics covered

• female entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• financial support for women
• investing in women
• women in business

Keywords

• female founders
• entrepreneurship
• financial backing
• women in business
• work and motherhood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Y TREE, Intelligence Squared

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