
5 ways policy could close the gender gap in entrepreneurship
Despite a closing of the gender gap in labour force participation rates over the past 25 years, women continue to be under-represented in entrepreneurship. This needs to change.
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. The OECD works with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change.
Despite a closing of the gender gap in labour force participation rates over the past 25 years, women continue to be under-represented in entrepreneurship. This needs to change.
Despite high-profile role models, in OECD countries, women held 30% of ministerial positions and occupied only 28% of seats in lower/single parliaments in 2016.