Women are making inroads in business, both in America and around the world.
Women in business statistics show a lot of progress.
For smallbizgenius
Slowly but surely, more women are starting businesses, leading them, and funding them. Women in business statistics show a lot of progress. Women business owners have had a major impact on the world economy.
That is not to say the gender divide is a thing of the past. Women face substantial challenges in starting and leading businesses. Despite the progress women have made in the past 75 years, severe disparities and inequalities exist in nearly all markets.
Top Successful Women in Business Statistics, Editor’s Choice
- Four out of every 10 businesses in the United States are owned by women.
- In the Middle East, fewer than 10% of companies are owned by women.
- Ghana has the highest percentage of women-owned businesses: 46.4%.
- The number of women-owned businesses in the United States increased 31 years out of 46 between 1972 and 2018, growing from 402,000 to 12.3 million.
- Women who own small businesses are 43% more likely than men to be concerned about a limited access to money affecting their companies.
- Woman-led businesses receive less venture capital. One reason may be that only 9% of VCs are women.
- In 2017, women of color accounted for 71% of new female-owned business launches.
- The most male-dominated industries are construction (90% men to 10% women) and high-tech manufacturing (87% to 13%)
