Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: Key Insights from GEM Research

According to the GEM 2024/2025 Global Report entitled Entrepreneurship Reality Check, far too many women entrepreneurs are still seen by national experts as not getting equal access to resources essential to entrepreneurial success. Women’s relative access to those resources is scored as less than sufficient in almost half of the economies (25 of 51), including 10 from the high-income group. As far as policy implications, it is essential to acknowledge that women, youth/elder, and non-graduates all still face three significant challenges:Training and mentoring (human capital), access to funding (finance) and Work–life balance and labour market constraints (regulations). Policies and Actions improving these areas can support SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities. UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 is to achieve Gender Equality and empower all women and girls. GEM’s research, one over, time highlights how women entrepreneurs are having a considerable and increasingly positive impact on society and economies.
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