Why is the EIT focusing on women entrepreneurs and innovators?

Women represent Europe's largest untapped entrepreneurial and innovation talent pool. The EIT prioritizes women's involvement because there's a strong business and innovation case for female leadership. According to EIT research, women-led scale-ups grow 1.2 times faster than others, and VCs with women in senior management significantly outperform male-only management teams. Additionally, the organization has found that gender diversity drives innovation and sustainability. Through initiatives like Supernovas and Red Carlina, EIT is working to increase women's representation beyond the current 25% of CEOs in EIT-supported startups and scale-ups.