June 2011

ASU student Kathryn Scheckel poses for a portrait. Scheckel is a part of The Quanta Inc., an Edson funding recipient. She is a student in the Herberg Institute for Design and the Arts as well as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Photo by Kyle Patton

Kathryn Scheckel is a senior in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, and in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her studies include a double major in molecular biosciences and music, with a concentration in piano respectively. She is also working toward a certificate in philosophy, politics and law. Scheckel does research work in the neuroscience lab of Dr. Carsten Duch at ASU. 

There is much to be said about the world of entrepreneurship; the people, the culture, the environment, and the never-ending amount of information available to entrepreneurs. 

Meet fellow Women 2.0 founders, aspiring and current, over drinks and bites at Gangplank this Friday, June 24 at 5pm, right before Startup Weekend Chandler!

Cherie Blair, British barrister and author of Speaking for Myself, discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with being a woman in a male-dominated field at the We Own It Summit in June, 2011. The Summit is a gathering of leaders to explore and enhance women’s participation in high growth entrepreneurship.

I know what you’re thinking: you already have a pretty solid grasp of what sex and gender mean. But bear with me, because it’s the finer points here that make a difference with regard to entrepreneurship. I was recently asked for my thoughts on how to create a movement of women entrepreneurs in the next generation, and gender, not sex, is a key part of my argument.