The Obama Administration is committed to boosting global trade for women entrepreneurs and business owners. They also want to create new export opportunities for them. Here’s why:
- Pay more. Average pay at women-owned exporters is approximately 1.6 times higher than average pay at non-exporting female-owned businesses. This “exporter premium”—the amount by which exporters pay more than non-exporters—is larger than the equivalent premium for male-owned businesses, suggesting that increasing export participation by women-owned businesses may be one route to higher middle-class incomes.
- More productive. Women-owned businesses that export are, on average, over 3.5 times more productive than women-owned businesses that do not export. In addition, women-owned exporters are also about 1.2 times more productive on average than male-owned exporters.
- Hire more. Women-owned businesses that export employ an average of 42 people, compared to just 8 employees on average at their non-exporting counterparts.
- Earn more. Women-owned businesses that export report average sales of $16.3 million, compared to $816,000 in average sales for women-owned businesses that do not export.
WEGG will play a major role in raising the number of women exporters.
To learn more about the Obama Administration’s mission to encourage women to participate in the U.S. and global economy, visit: Women and Trade
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