The economic, health, and political crises, as well as the rise of the digital age, have changed and complicated the way in which people, companies, and regions function. The goal is not just survival, but also to innovate and organize themselves to chart new paths for growth and development. This book uses this premise to understand how organizations, in particular female-led businesses, work on their resilience using specific activities and relational capital as a driver of strategic value. The chapters include theoretical as well as practical contributions about how female-owned and female-run companies and organizations can take advantage of such opportunities, in terms of challenges, issues, tools, facilitators, and mechanisms that can support the use of the new opportunities in the near future.

Paola Paoloni is full professor at Sapienza University Faculty of Economy, in Rome (Italy), where she teaches business administration and strategic decisions. Her research interest includes general management, financial reporting, female entrepreneurship, and intellectual-based management. She is the head of Ipazia, scientific observatory on gender studies. Her main research interests include general management, financial reporting, female entrepreneurship, and intellectual-based management.  

Rosa Lombardi is associate professor of accounting and business plan at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism as well as associate editor and editorial board member of several high-quality scientific journals. Her research interests and scientific publications mainly cover financial and non-financial information, sustainability accounting, intellectual capital, ethics and corruption prevention models, entrepreneurial universities, management control.

Five Years of Gender Research in the Public Sector by the IPAZIA Observatory: A Review of the Studies and a Research Agenda.- Gender Differences in the Personal Values of For-Benefit Entrepreneurs. An Investigation of Italian Benefit Corporations.- Women on Board and Disclosure Quality: An Empirical Research.- Gender Diversity and Gender Inequality. Two Different Models.- A Short Reflection on COVID-19 and Gender Equality in Healthcare.- A Gender Perspective on Telemedicine. Early Results from the National Cancer Institute of Aviano Experience.- COVID-19 Outbreak and Credit Constraints for Women-Led Firms.- Recognizing Progress on SDG 5 of the 2030 Agenda in Europe: Guidelines for Development in Support of Gender Equality.- Covid-19 Pandemic and Women-Led Companies: An Exploratory Study of the Italian Context.- Corporate Governance and Gender Issues: The Case of Professional Football Companies in Italy.- Gender Diversity and Resilience in Firms During COVID-19 Pandemic.- New Ways of Working During (and After) the COVID-19 Pandemic: Truly Smart for Women?.- Female Agri-Food Start-Ups: Mapping the Italian Context During the Coronavirus Era.- The Lead Independent Director: A Role Suited to Womens Behavior?.- In Search of Materiality for Nonfinancial Information Under the Female Lens, After the Directive 2014/95/EU Transposed. A Multiple Italian Case Study.- Gender Budgeting in Italian Universities.- Relational Capitals Support in Innovating a Female-Run Business: The Case of an Italian Organic Farm.