Power women
by m-c

"... women in low- and middle-income nations were found to be more than twice as likely to be involved in early-stage business start-ups as those in high-income nations"

Why this? Are these women better than us at leaving their comfort zone, at handling risk and insecurity?

"In Russia, women were involved in 39.9 percent of all early-stage entrepreneurial activity, while in the Philippines they were involved in 22.5 percent, the study found. That compares to just 2.3 percent in Sweden and 1 percent in Belgium.

Overall, about a third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women, the study found."

Women in Poorer Nations Twice as Likely to Become Entrepreneurs via Girl at Play.

** About this entry **
This entry was previously posted on my blog at: http://mcturgeon.com/blog/2008/03/31/power-womens/
I am m-c, an artist, consultant and communicator. I am interested in people, life, technology, and the creative potential of web publishing tools. I run meïdia, a creative studio, Creacamp, a gathering about arts, craft and technology for girls, and i wrote a book.

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Submitted by m-c (view blog) on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 17:25

Comments

 

incredible data

I never would have guessed that lower-income women are more likely to start businesses. It seems counter intuitive on some levels until you read the inc.com article.

Good to know. Thanks m-c! 

Maria
Chickable
Life's a Chick Trip

Submitted by chickable on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 16:50
 

I know!

I was also really suprised - but i think as we say, when there is nothing to loose, someone can take more risks...

It is a sad realisation, to see that our own comfort is taking us away from taking life expanding chances!

m-c

My blog: http://www.mcturgeon.com/blog
Creacamp: http://www.creacamp.org

Submitted by m-c on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 16:54
 

i'm not sure it's a question of comfort

Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention.  A lot of those statistics relate to women who run businesses necessary for survival of the family.  If you look at micro loans across the world, they are often to women running all manner of small businesses - restaurant, shops, tailoring, cleaning etc - in order to support a family.  strong, powerful, and all that, YES.  but it doesn't necessarily negate the strength and power of women who are "comfortable" in life and choose not to start businesses, for whatever reason. 

There are people - male and female - who need to start businesses, and do.

Another question is what is the support  like for women who "want" to. I write about women entrepreneurs (in addition to being one, as a matter of "want" not "need,") and it's been really interesting looking at issues of funding and support in the angel and VC world for women.

If you're curious, here's a list of cool women-run VC backed companies in Seattle.  If you know of other cool examples - anywhere in the country - that i should be listing, let me know.  I love women entrepreneurs and am always looking for more! 

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Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE: A Web Site To Save The World

Start Her Up: A blog for Women Entrepreneu

Submitted by alyssaroyse on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 21:13
 

Creacamp

I agree that we need examples, LOTS of them. I run Creacamp, a meeting group for women who are into creating a business or who have the wish to create one.

I found these kind of meetup to be too rare, men seems to network more easily, and i'm not the kind of entrepreneur or business women on high heels, so to find a group i could share with - creatives and serious, and at the same time open about our vulnerability and the places where we are stuck - was not obvious thing, that is why i created Creacamp, and twice a year it turns into a conference where creative womens running projects come to share about their process.

More examples we need...

Vu d'ici - Seen from here: Your daily dose of inspiration, for late & early adopters
http://www.mcturgeon.com/blog

Crecamp: Girls & creativty
http://www.creacamp.org

Submitted by m-c on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 17:50
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