Women’s Participation in Exporting
We are excited to learn that the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is working on an extensive study, “Women’s Participation in Exporting,” which will:
Initiate the creation of a dataset similar to the data analyzed by Barbara Orser in her 2011 paper in the 2015 fiscal year. The SBA Office of Advocacy has expressed interest as well; together, the NWBC and the Office of Advocacy have opened discussions with Census about “contracting” this research to their office. A report analyzing the data would potentially commence in FY2016.
Together with NWBC, we know that encouraging women-owned, women-led firms to internationalize represents an economic development opportunity.
NWBC says:
Without accurate information about the influence of gender, opportunities for growth and international trade may not realize their full potential, possibly leading to sub-optimal economic welfare.
We look forward to working with the NWBC to help make this project a success and will share with all of you progress updates as they become available.
Screenshot courtesy: Canadian Women Entrepreneurs, Research and Public Policy: A Review of Literature