Do women entrepreneurs really have low confidence?

Описание: "Just be more confident." It's one of the most common pieces of advice given to women in business. But what if the premise is wrong?

Myth 1 in our series examines the belief that women entrepreneurs lack confidence, and asks a harder question: are women actually being judged against an overconfident, imaginary, hyper masculine stereotype?

The Dunning-Kruger effect tells us that the least competent people are often the most confident, precisely because they lack the knowledge to recognise their own gaps. Experienced, capable people, including many women, tend to be more measured, more aware of complexity, more honest about what they don't yet know. That's not a lack of confidence. That's expertise.

When investors, mentors, and institutions mistake calibrated realism for weakness, they misallocate opportunity. The cost isn't just to individual women — it's to the ecosystems that fail to back the best ideas.

This video is part 2 of a 6-part series from CamBAST on the myths that hold innovation ecosystems back.

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Do women entrepreneurs really have low confidence? →    • Do women entrepreneurs really have low con...  

Video 3 → Are Women entrepreneurs really 'Too' Risk Averse -    • Are women entrepreneurs really too risk av...  

Video 4 → Are women entrepreneurs really hopeless with money? -    • Are women entrepreneurs really hopeless wi...  

Video 5 → Do Women really hold other Women back? -    • Do Women really hold other Women back?  

Video 6 → Do Women entrepreneurs really not speak up or step up? -    • Do Women entrepreneurs really not speak up...  

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CamBAST is a women-led University of Cambridge spin-out working to strengthen innovation ecosystems so they deliver meaningful environmental, economic, and social impact. We work at the intersection of research, policy, entrepreneurship, and investment.

CamBAST is the trading name of Cambridge BAST Ltd

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