According to the Gates Foundation, women in Africa are more likely to be working than women in other regions, and almost 50% of women in the non-agricultural labor force are entrepreneurs. It is the only region in which women are more likely to be entrepreneurs than men.
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Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, contributing to employment, economic growth, and innovation – and women entrepreneurs play a major role in keeping that backbone strong. Women entrepreneurs power up the world. Their influence extends beyond the United States. According to the 2024/2025 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Women’s Entrepreneurship Report,
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The 2025 GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) report on women highlights their increasing role in entrepreneurship, though gaps persist. The report is sponsored by the Cartier Women’s Initiative; The School of Management in Fribourg, Switzerland; and the Frank & Eileen™ Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College.
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“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.”
— Meryl Streep
October 11th marked UNICEF and the UN’s 13th International Day of the Girl Child, which “is a key global moment on which to celebrate girls everywhere,
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A 2025 NBER study finds that female entrepreneurs who launched a startup after a previous failure raised 53.3% less capital than men who were involved in the same failed companies.
This funding gap directly contributes to fewer women becoming serial entrepreneurs—women represent only 4% of founders who start three or more companies,
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The digital economy is reshaping global trade and business, presenting new opportunities for inclusive growth and sustainable development. However, these opportunities are not equally available, particularly for women entrepreneurs who face significant barriers to full participation.
The new study, entitled “Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: Insights from Africa,”
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Digitally enabled platforms are estimated to create 70% of new value added over the next decade, and past estimates of the global digital economy range from an average of 4.5% to 15.5%. And yet, gaps in access risk further excluding women from these economic opportunities.
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Trump’s tariffs are bad enough on the United States and we – at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® – certainly don’t think of them as having any gender bias. That is, until we read Prachi Agarwal’s comprehensive and pretty convincing article, “‘Pink tariffs’
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“Entering new export markets and importing quality goods are crucial for firms to grow. Finding evidence that female entrepreneurs are less active in trading partner countries that display high levels of gender inequality can therefore have adverse implications for business performance in general,” says Ina Jäkel,
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Despite the documented positive impacts of women-owned businesses on economic growth and poverty reduction, a significant gap remains in understanding how international trade intersects with female participation, particularly in accessing trade finance. Hence, “Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders” underscores the critical need for gender equality in international trade and trade finance.
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