{"id":1624,"date":"2025-06-30T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dimitarvasilev.eu\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:28:22","slug":"statement-on-the-eic-boards-commitment-to-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dimitarvasilev.eu\/en\/statement-on-the-eic-boards-commitment-to-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on the EIC Board&#8217;s commitment to gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83d\udd2c Women don\u2019t need to be \u201cincluded\u201d in innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ve always been here \u2014 building, leading, solving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we do need is an ecosystem that sees them, funds them, and backs them with the same confidence and capital that it offers everyone else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf In the past four years alone, the EIC has invested over \u20ac363 million in women-led deep tech companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc8 The share of women among EIC-funded deep tech startups has grown from 8% in 2020 to 30% in 2024 \u2014 well above market averages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\ude80 Programmes like Women TechEU and the Women Leadership Programme are opening new pathways for leadership, growth, and impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to be part of the EIC Board as it strengthens its commitment to gender equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because real innovation is inclusive \u2014 or it\u2019s incomplete.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83d\udd2c Women don\u2019t need to be \u201cincluded\u201d in innovation. 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