RESEARCH

We aim to drive an active conversation about women impact entrepreneurs through content curation and research partnerships.

Monitoring and quantifying changes and gaps in the women’s entrepreneurship space helps us keep our actions targeted and impactful. In 2021, we partnered with Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) to support the annual publication of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Report and Global Report.

Research Partnership

Entrepreneurship Reality Check

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2024/25 Global Report, titled Entrepreneurship Reality Check, highlights a growing fear of failure among aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide and underscores the need for stronger support systems including financing, training and mentorship.

Research Partnership

Reshaping Economies and Communities

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2023/24 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report, titled Reshaping Economies and Communities, highlights an upward trend in women's startup and established business ownership over the past quarter century.

Article

THE STATE OF WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Aileen Ionescu-Somers, Executive Director at Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Wingee Sin, Global Program Director at Cartier Women's Initiative co-author this article on the state of women's entrepreneurship.

Research Partnership

Challenging Bias and Stereotypes

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2022/23 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report, titled Challenging Bias and Stereotypes, found that nearly one in every three entrepreneurs running established businesses is a woman, among many other key findings.

There has been a slow shift in the narrative on women’s entrepreneurship from encouraging a high number of startups to more focus on promoting higher growth activities.

Amanda Elam

Lead author of the GEM Women’s Entrepreneurship Reports