Women entrepreneurs by the numbers

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Women-owned small businesses have been hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic

Source: Global State of Small and Medium Business Report, July 2020 (co-authored by Facebook, the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Pay equality and access to capital are key challenges for female entrepreneurskeys-to-success-perseverance-and-passion

Male entrepreneurs more likely to believe that women have equal access to investment capitalaccess-to-capital-a-gender-gap-in-expectations

China ranks in the middle of the global pack for women entrepreneurs

Source: MASTERCARD INDEX OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, GLOBAL COMPARISON

  • Chinese Mainland ranks 30th
  • Taiwan ranks 6th
  • Hong Kong SAR ranks 15th

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Slow progress for women entrepreneurs in China

Source: MASTERCARD INDEX OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, 2019 vs. 2018

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Chinese cities lag as hubs for female entrepreneurs

Source: DELL GLOBAL WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEUR CITIES RANKING, 2019

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