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Global directory to highlight female experts in sports
03 December 2024
Aiming to diversify speakers and thought leaders in sport, Collective Visibility together with the Stockholm School of Economics Center for Sports Business is launching a comprehensive, searchable directory of 560 female sports experts worldwide. With representatives in 70 countries, speaking 57 languages, the initiative seeks to increase the representation of women in panels, conferences, and media.
Call for papers | One-day conference on gender economics
25 June 2024
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Gender Economics in Eastern Europe (FROGEE) are pleased to invite submissions of papers for a one-day conference titled “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?”, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden on December 6th, 2024.
More than 300 companies through SSE Business Lab – interest in entrepreneurship surging
17 June 2024
With its eleven newly admitted companies, SSE Business Lab is reaching a new milestone: 307 startups have now passed through the incubator. More than one third of these were admitted just in the past four years.
A gender perspective on financing for development
31 May 2024
Gender equality is vital for global progress. As we near the 2025 Financing for Development conference, Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, stresses integrating gender into financing strategies. This includes fiscal policies, social protection, and climate finance to support women, particularly in low-income areas, promoting equality, resilience, and sustainable development.
New collaboration to strengthen CEOs' abilities in diversity and inclusion
23 May 2024
A new collaboration aims to help CEOs in the business sector enhance their work in increasing diversity and inclusion. The collaboration is between Mitt Liv, a leading partner for diversity, equity and inclusion, and the Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education, ranked best in the Nordics for leadership and business development according to the Financial Times.
Would electing more women make the U.S. Congress less polarized?
16 May 2024
This policy brief examines the belief that electing more women to the U.S. Congress would reduce partisan gridlocks. It shows that while Republican women historically cooperated more with Democrats, this was due to ideological proximity rather than gender. Among Democrats, women cooperate less with the opposite party than men. Furthermore, recent years have seen a narrowing of ideological differences along gender-lines among Republicans, reducing gender-based cooperation disparities.
SSE Business Lab ranks best in Europe according to the Financial Times
14 March 2024
In the brand new FT ranking Europe’s Leading Startup Hubs, SSE’s startup incubator receives several accolades. SSE Business Lab is number one in Sweden and has the best track record in Europe, according to the ranking.
Closing the gender data gap
08 March 2024
To highlight the International Women's Day, researchers from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA) have compiled a brief overview of studies that have changed the view of economic differences between women and men. The policy brief illustrates the importance of the need for better data in order to effectively design policies that can reduce disparities.
SSE Business Lab gears up in sustainability: 10 new companies to be coached
04 March 2024
SSE Business Lab was one of the first incubators in Sweden to introduce diversity and sustainability criteria in their admissions. Now, they’re raising the bar further by making sustainability coaching mandatory for all companies.
Collective visibility – Leveraging the power of women in sports
14 February 2024
Sport is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people all over the world. Yet, men dominate in many sports. Male stars make more money, male sport executives often hold the power and in many conferences, men sit on panels and are invited as keynote speakers. In this event we celebrate the collective visibility of women.By sharing best practice and describing pioneering events, we aim to leverage the power of women in sports. Join us at the Stockholm School of Economics to debate these issues, network and learn from each other.