Women at Business operates a bias-free matching platform and the Women Plus app that connect female professionals with companies committed to gender diversity in Italy. The ecosystem aggregates job opportunities, training courses, and networking resources while helping employers strengthen their ESG strategies and employer brand. Its algorithm-based matching system is designed to bypass gender stereotypes and promote merit-based hiring.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Female unemployment in Italy remains a persistent social and economic issue, with many women's skills and professional competencies going underutilized. Cultural stereotypes and unconscious biases in recruitment processes continue to hinder women's entry, re-entry, and retention in the workforce, preventing companies from accessing a significant pool of qualified talent.
Solution
Women at Business provides a digital ecosystem—comprising a web platform and the Women Plus mobile app—that connects female professionals with companies actively seeking to promote gender diversity. The platform uses a bias-free matching algorithm that pairs women's competencies with relevant job opportunities and training programs, bypassing stereotypes that typically obstruct career advancement. For companies, the ecosystem offers a strategic approach to transforming corporate culture, achieving measurable ESG goals, and enhancing brand reputation through ethical hiring practices. The Women Plus app serves as an aggregator of professional opportunities, courses, and networking resources from partner companies, giving women a single, private space to manage their career growth.
Target Audience
Primary users are female professionals seeking employment, re-entry into the workforce, or career advancement, as well as companies and institutions in Italy that prioritize gender diversity, ESG compliance, and inclusive hiring practices.
Features
- Bias-free matching algorithm that pairs women's competencies with company requirements, bypassing gender stereotypes
- Women Plus mobile app (iOS and Android) aggregating job listings, training courses, and networking opportunities from multiple partner companies
- Profiled database of women with ready-to-use skills across various sectors
- Corporate dashboard for companies to post opportunities, manage ESG reporting, and track diversity impact metrics
- Continuous training modules to help women acquire skills most demanded by the labor market
- Community features enabling peer support and professional networking among registered women