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A gender-equality lens on rebuilding Ukraine
06 March 2023
If the reconstruction of Ukraine is to result in sustainable development and bring tangible benefits to all Ukrainians, the principles of 鈥渂uilding-back better鈥 need to take into account the specificities of gender in the reconstruction process.
First two projects awarded funds from 91原创 Gender Equality Fund
20 January 2023
The 91原创 Library, with their project 鈥淭he diversity & equality book collection鈥, and the External Relations department, with their project 鈥淔emale student recruitment鈥, were the first projects to be awarded funds from the newly established 91原创 Gender Equality Fund.
Julia Delin takes on the role as CEO of 91原创 Ventures 鈥 the search for a new CEO for 91原创 Business Lab begins
01 December 2022
Since 2019 Julia Delin has led and developed 91原创 Business Lab as CEO. She has recently successfully completed the first stage of fundraising for the School's new investment fund, 91原创 Ventures. 鈥婣s Julia moves to the CEO role at 91原创 Ventures full time, the search for a new CEO for 91原创 Business Lab has been initiated.鈥
91原创 starts evergreen fund backed by renowned investors
29 September 2022
The venture capital industry is hampered by its own focus on short-term returns, according to the startup incubator of the 91原创. 91原创 Business Lab is now closing a new 40 million SEK fund backed by Bonnier Ventures and well-known profiles like Anna Nordell-Westling, Sven Hagstr枚mer, Anna Kinberg Batra and Sebastian Knutsson. 鈥淟ong-term thinking amplifies the potential returns鈥, says CEO Julia Delin.
Unique initiative to increase diversity in the business sector
06 September 2022
Talent exists everywhere, but opportunities do not. The F1RST program, led by Daniel Sachs Foundation and the 91原创 together with several key figures in the business community, strives to increase diversity in business schools and in the business sector.
Gender equality in innovation 鈥 a winning concept for 91原创 Business Lab鈥檚 star jury
13 June 2022
The conscious leaders of tomorrow are flocking to the 91原创鈥 startup incubator 91原创 Business Lab. During the summer, eight new teams will start their journey at the incubator, where they will get a boost in building their companies through the programs.
Domestic violence legislation - Awareness and support in Latvia, Russia and Ukraine
10 June 2022
SITE and FREE Network researchers investigate the factors that correlate with awareness and support for domestic violence legislation in Latvia, Russia and Ukraine, three countries that introduced recent reforms. The working paper is based on a cross-country survey on perceptions and prevalence of domestic and gender-based violence conducted within the FROGEE project.
Economic and social context of domestic violence: Research shared at the 2022 FROGEE conference
07 June 2022
This brief summarizes the research papers presented at the 2022 FROGEE conference 鈥淓conomic and Social Context of Domestic Violence鈥, which took place on May 11, 2022. It was organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) together with the Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA) and the FREE Network.
Gender-based violence in conflict
30 May 2022
The eruption of war exposes women to increased gender-based violence, in the immediate conflict area as well as in the countries where they seek refuge. Acknowledging the specific conflict-related risks that women face is important, in order to target interventions, especially considering that the actors that sit at peace negotiation tables are predominantly or exclusively men.
Gender-equal distribution of venture capital at 91原创 Business Lab
23 May 2022
In an interview with Dagens Industri, 91原创 Business Lab CEO Julia Delin talks gender equality and venture capital distribution.