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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWomen entrepreneurs 'the largest emerging market in the world'
More than 150 women entrepreneurs came from 16 countries to meet in Berlin for the sixth annual summit of the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network
Women could create millions of jobs if the companies they founded grew at the same pace as men's.
Tapping into this huge economic resource was the subject of a conference in Berlin, where attendees discussed what barriers women face around the world and what could be done to overcome them.
If womens businesses flourished at the same rate as mens, they would spark 15 million jobs in the United States, 74 million jobs in China, and 1.9 million jobs in France, according to the Global Women Entrepreneur Leaders Scorecard, which is research sponsored by Dell that crunches data from groups such as the World Bank and the United Nations.
Women represent the largest emerging market in the world, Elizabeth Gore, the entrepreneur-in-residence at computer company Dell told the 200 people gathered in Berlin in June for the sixth annual Dell Womens Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) summit.
Although women today create twice as many businesses as men in the world, they face more impediments to grow them, the Scorecard points out. In 70 percent of the 31 countries surveyed by the Scorecard, women are only half as likely as men to grow their businesses and create jobs.
http://www.france24.com/en/20150707-women-entrepreneurs-dell-businesses-global-scorecard
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Finally, the media should play a role in fostering more positive portrayals of women. A study by the Global Media Monitoring Project found that media coverage seldom features women as subjects and when they do, almost half the content reinforces negative stereotypes.
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Women entrepreneurs 'the largest emerging market in the world' (Original Post)
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2015
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el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)1. I've mentioned Kiva before as being, i believe, a good organization
But I've also noticed that a significant number of those requesting loans are women (in some parts of the world the majority); and I try and prioritize them when I am assigning my loans.
Bryant
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. Kudos to you!