Why we Must Invest in Female Founders & Female-Led Startups & Businesses in Africa.

Simon R Turner
5 min readMar 8, 2023

Part of the “Break Glass Ceilings“ series from Groundbreaking.Africa

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and it serves as a rallying call for further advancing women’s equality. This day of celebration marks the centre point of Women’s History Month.

For 2023, the theme is Embrace Equity, which calls on people to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion. It serves as a rallying call for further advancing women’s equality.

The Importance of Breaking Down Barriers to help make Female-Led Startups & Businesses a Success

Despite facing significant challenges, female founders have shown great resilience and creativity in building successful businesses throughout the world.

Equally importantly, they are becoming the inspiring role models for future generations, and indeed perhaps one that they themselves struggled to gain much access to. Their success is an even greater testament to the power of entrepreneurship and the importance of supporting and empowering women in business.

Amazing women from every field, from every corner of the world have made significant contributions to their own communities, but they have also become role models for…

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Simon R Turner

Building, bolstering, and bettering startups in Africa’s entrepreneurial sandbox | Venture Partner | PropTech Founder | Angel in Disguise | Veteran