Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland

1:40 pm

Ms Julie Sinnamon:

On role models, it is about getting the word out. For example, it is a fact that the percentage of our entrepreneurs who are female was 7% but that has now grown. The word on this development is not out as much as it needs to get out. I also refer to the diversity of projects in which they are involved and putting more of a spotlight on them. Certainly, one thing Enterprise Ireland has been doing is sponsoring a number of the female-focused activities. It really is about trying to get those stories out and to encourage more people.