This 2022/2023 GEM Women’s Entrepreneurship Report presents a trend analysis of women’s entrepreneurship across 49 countries, 5 global regions and 3 national income levels. Women are over-represented among the smallest businesses in highly competitive, low-margin markets and industries. They also face inequality in the home, carrying a heavier burden of family responsibilities, which contributes to increased economic dependence and decreased interpersonal power and privilege. These factors combine to perpetuate harmful stereotypes that hold back even the most privileged women entrepreneurs in terms of legitimacy, access to financial capital and other critical resources necessary for business growth and success. This report focuses on key GEM indicators by country, region and level of national income, including gender differences in participation rates (ratios of women to men, expressed as W/M) at various points in the entrepreneurial life cycle, from intentions thru startup activity, new business, established business and business exit. It also takes a closer look at several new topics to better understand gender-based patterns, including the importance of segmentation, digitalization, and sustainability.
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GEM 2022/23 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report: Challenging Bias and Stereotypes (2023)
This 2022/2023 GEM Women’s Entrepreneurship Report presents a trend analysis of women’s entrepreneurship across 49 countries, 5 global regions and 3 national income levels. Women are over-represented among the smallest businesses in highly competitive, low-margin markets and industries. They also face inequality in the home, carrying a heavier burden of family responsibilities, which contributes to increased economic dependence and decreased interpersonal power and privilege. These factors combine to perpetuate harmful stereotypes that hold back even the most privileged women entrepreneurs in terms of legitimacy, access to financial capital and other critical resources necessary for business growth and success. This report focuses on key GEM indicators by country, region and level of national income, including gender differences in participation rates (ratios of women to men, expressed as W/M) at various points in the entrepreneurial life cycle, from intentions thru startup activity, new business, established business and business exit. It also takes a closer look at several new topics to better understand gender-based patterns, including the importance of segmentation, digitalization, and sustainability.