More Women Seek Entrepreneurship Opportunities During Pandemic, Shows LinkedIn Data

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A higher share of women in India is now seeking entrepreneurship opportunities as compared to men, despite the country having a disproportionately low representation of women in leadership in the workforce (18%), according to latest data from LinkedIn. The data, which was a part of the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report, shows that the share of female founders grew by 2.68x between 2016 to 2021. Comparatively, the share of male founders grew only 1.79x during the same period. Read More