Data Repository
Data Collection
Gender analysis of Dragon's Den UK Show
Creators
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Oihane Etayo
ae4510@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
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Andree Woodcock
adx974@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
Copyright holders
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Oihane Etayo
ae4510@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
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Andree Woodcock
adx974@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
Contacts
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Oihane Etayo
ae4510@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
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Andree Woodcock
adx974@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
Contributors
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Zsofia Hacsek
ac8919@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
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Melissa Tanti
ae2991@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University, UK
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Hilda Rømer Christensen
hrc@soc.ku.dk
Copenhagen University
Data collection title
Gender analysis of Dragon's Den UK Show
Alternative title
No informationData description (abstract)
This dataset captures structured information on entrepreneurial pitches featured in a sample of episodes of the television programme Dragons' Den raging from season 2 to season 22. It includes profiles of the pitchers, their products or services, and the interactions with a panel of investors. The dataset includes variables on the pitchers' demographic and professional backgrounds (e.g., age group, gender, education, occupation, regional affiliation). Product-related data includes business name, description, target group, and stage of development. It also documents the dynamics of the pitch itself in the show: time allocation, investor reactions, questions asked and interactions with dragons, offers made or declined, and justifications provided on both sides. Each pitch entry records responses from individual investors. The dataset is designed to support qualitative and quantitative analysis of representations of gender in entrepreneurian and investment behaviour in media contexts.
Potential uses / usefulness
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Dragons' Den
Gendered Entrepreneurship
Entre-tainment
Subjects
Media, communication and language
Society and culture
Temporal coverage
2024-06-01
2025-05-15
2024-06-01
2025-05-15
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
This dataset is the result of a gender and visual analysis of the show, based on a data collection sheet designed by Hilda Rømer Christensen and Sebrina Stensgaard at Copenhagen University.
The sample is a selection of available episodes from the show, starting with season 21 and including selected episodes from all seasons openly available at the time of analysis.
Other
Numeric
Textual
Openly available episodes of the show Dragons' Den.
Business microdata
Other surveys
Qualitative and mixed methods data
English