The gender gap
By Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Thursday, 01 June 2006
Men are twice as likely to be involved in entrepreneurship as women, according to this study of 35 countries.
The gender gap is narrower in middle-income countries, such as Venezuela and Thailand, particularly for early-stage entrepreneurial activity, while high-income countries have the lowest levels of women's early-stage entrepreneurship.
Women, like men, are most likely to be driven to become entrepreneurs out of opportunity rather than necessity. However, in middle-income countries necessity rises in importance.
Middle-income economy women also express greater fear of failure than men and their businesses are less likely to survive. Women are most likely to be involved in consumer-oriented businesses and, as with men's businesses, most show no or only limited potential for new jobs creation.
The study also finds a general correlation between women already being in a job and becoming an entrepreneur.
Report on women and entrepreneurship 2005
Maria Minniti, Elaine Allen and Nan Langowitz
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, March 2006
Review by Steve Lodge.
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