Women entrepreneurs in Poland and their experience in H2020 Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk Deputy Director National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences www.kpk.gov.pl This presentation is based on materials from EC and/or Ministries and Agendas of RP

National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences NCP for HORIZON 2020 & Euratom-Fission Coordinator of NCP & EURAXESS Network Cooperation with EEN & Thematic Contact Points NCP-PL

Polish women & entrepreneurship - background 3,6% current unemployment rate in PL 43,5 % (i.e. 13,2 mln) lack of economic activity (e.g. in Scandinavia economic activity of the population equals 80%) 6 out of 10 passive in economic activity are women 33,4% of companies in Poland established by women (leading position in the EU) but majority is operating in the services Source: GUS 2017

Background - trends

Background - trends

Opportunities and barries Dropping economic activity (potential reasons i.a. lower retirment age, high social pensions) Insufficient support in children care (and eldery people) Strong social patterns related to woman’s role in life Double work of women & poverty of women Variety of funds avaliable for entrepreneurship (dedicated to women etrepreneurship in particular) Variety of bottom-up initiatives supporting women e.g. Girls go start-up Academy!

Female vs. male in H2020 - statistics 190 coordinations in total

Female vs. male in H2020 - statistics % of coordinations by male or female

Female vs. male in H2020 - statistics % of coordinations by male or female

Female vs. male in H2020 - statistics % PL evaluators in H2020

NATIONAL CONTACT POINT FOR RESEARCH PROGRAMMES OF THE EU Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk mobile +48 795 112 955 katarzyna.walczyk@kpk.gov.pl