America needs all the talent it can get at home to spur job creation and economic growth. Recently, we have given a lot of attention to the untapped potential of immigrant entrepreneurs. Today, I take a look at other data and ask what we can do to enable more women in America to achieve their full potential as entrepreneurs.
According to the latest report from the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA), in the U.S., men are twice as likely to open a business each month than are women. The average rate of entrepreneurial activity for men over the 1996-2012 period was 0.37 percent, while for women it was substantially lower at 0.23 percent. This study of almost two decades of entrepreneurship in America shows that the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains stubbornly persistent, and out of proportion compared to women’s share of the general population, college degrees and the labor force.
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