Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines

Michela Mari is Associate Professor of Management at Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy, where she currently is Vice Director of the Scientific Observatory on Women Entrepreneurship (Osservatorio Scientifico Imprese Femminili—Osif). At Tor Vergata University of Rome, she currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on general management and service management. Her main research interests lie in the fields of women's entrepreneurship and service management. She has published several articles and chapters on women entrepreneurship issues. Sara Poggesi is Associate Professor of Management at Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy, where she currently is Director of the Scientific Observatory on Women Entrepreneurship (Osservatorio Scientifico Imprese Femminili—Osif). At Tor Vergata University of Rome, she currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate management courses. Her research interests mainly lie in the fields of women's entrepreneurship and service management. She has published several articles and chapters on women entrepreneurship issues. Lene Foss is Professor of Pedagogy at School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Sweden, and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at School of Business and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway. She has published widely and is Author of several articles, chapters, and books on women’s role in entrepreneurship and innovation, including a special focus on STEM disciplines.

• Understanding the entrepreneurial intention of women in STEM fields.- Individual factors explaining women entrepreneurship in STEM fields.- Analysis of the European Women entrepreneurship in STEM fields.- Women High Tech Entrepreneurship in India.- Public policies and private efforts to increase women entrepreneurship in STEM field.