Dragons' Den: Battle of the Sexes

DRAGONS' DEN FEMALE DRAGOIS Vs. MALE DRAGOIS FEMALE DRAGONS BY SEASON KELLY HOPPEN HILARY DEVEY DEBORAH MEADEN RACHEL ELNAUGH 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 SERIES The ratio of male to female Dragons has varied through each season. Between seasons 1-8 (inclusive) the male to female ratio was 3:1. There has been an equal make to female in the last four seasons. AVERAGE INVESTMENT AVERAGE INVESTMENT PER EPISODE MADE PER EPISODE BY WOMEN MADE BY MEN £25,973 £33,182 i INVESTMENT PER SEASON: MALE V FEMALE % INVESTED BY WOMEN % INVESTED BY MEN 100% 75% 50% 25% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SERIES The % invested by the female Dragons increased in season 3 when Deborah Meaden joins the panel. The largest increase occurred from season 9 as a result of more women entering the Den. (NB. Data does not include 2nd half of season 12) HIGHEST FEMALE INVESTORS RACHEL ELNAUGH €31,738 DEBORAH On average, male dragons invested MEADEN £33,182 per episode £29,849 HILARY DEVEY KELLY £19,739 HOPPEN £10,365 INVESTMENT PER EPISODE WOMEN IN WOMEN IN FTSE FORBES LIST 100 ВОARDROOMS 22.8% 11WOMEN OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE WOMEN IN THE TOP 100 POSITIONS y @MerchantMoneyUK E www.merchantmoney.co.uk MERCHANT MONEY MM FUNDING YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS