A compilation of the top research focused on women's entrepreneurship published in 2014, including links to source material.

1. The Ten Most Womenabling Facts of
the Year, 2014
Julie R. Weeks,
President & CEO
Womenable

2. MONEY: Closing the Credit Gap
1. Closing the credit
gap for women in
developing
economies would
boost per capita
income by 110 basis
points (1.1%).
Goldman Sachs,
Giving credit where it is due (February 2014)

3. MONEY: Crowdfunding Success
2. Women-led
projects on
crowdfunding
platform Kickstarter
are more successful
at raising money
than those
launched by men
(69.5% vs. 61.4%).
Maroum, Robb, Sade,
Gender Dynamics in Crowdfunding
(Kickstarter): Evidence on Entrepreneurs,
Deals and Taste Based Discrimination (May 2014)

4. MONEY: Venture Capital Success
3. Businesses with
women on their
executive team
have higher
valuations at first
and last funding
(64% & 49%,
respectively).
Brush, Greene, Balachandra, Davis,
Women Entrepreneurs 2014: Bridging the
Gender Gap in Venture Capital (September
2014)

5. MONEY: Angel Investment Gains
4. In 2013, women
represented 19%
of angels, 23% of
entrepreneurs
seeking angel
investment, and
19% of those
receiving angel
investment.
Center for Venture Research,
The Angel Investor Market in 2013: A Return
to Seed Investing (April 2014)

6. MENTORS: LAC WBOs Keep it in the
Family
5. High-growth
entrepreneurs are
more likely to seek
mentors. However,
women in LAC
more likely than
men to receive
guidance from
within the family.
EY & MIF/IADB,
WEGrow: Unlocking the Growth Potential of
Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America and
the Caribbean (March 2014)

7. MENTORS: Women in Tech Have
Fewer Role Models
6. Women
technology
entrepreneurs are
not as likely to have
been inspired by
role models.
Robb, Coleman, Stangler,
Sources of Economic Hope: Women’s
Entrepreneurship (November 2014)

8. METRICS: Conditions Supporting
Growth-Oriented Women’s E-ship
7. The countries giving
greatest support to
growth-oriented
women entrepreneurs
are:
• USA
• Australia
• Sweden
• France
• Germany
• Chile
• UK
• Poland
Aidis,
The Gender Global Entrepreneurship and
Development Index (June 2014)

9. METRICS: Counting Women-Owned
Firms in Europe
8. The share of firms
owned by women
in Europe rose
from 26% to 29%
between 2003
and 2012.
European Commission,
Statistical Data on Women Entrepreneurs in
Europe (September 2014)

10. METRICS: Tracking the Start-up Rate
9. There has been a
net increase of
591 women-
owned firms in the
US each and
every day since
1997.
American Express OPEN, Womenable,
The 2014 State of Women-Owned
Businesses Report (April 2014)

11. STEM: Uneven Progress Across
Disciplines
10. Women have
achieved PhD parity in
biological & medical
science, but lag in
other fields. And in all
fields, women lag men
in rates of
entrepreneurship.
Blume-Kohut, SBA Advocacy,
Understanding the Gender Gap in STEM Fields
Entrepreneurship (April 2014)

12. STEM: Women in Tech Experience
Financing Gap
11. Women
technology
entrepreneurs
experience a gap
in financing, which
leads to a growth
gap in business
outcomes.
Robb, Coleman, Stangler,
Sources of Economic Hope: Women’s
Entrepreneurship (November 2014)

13. The Ten Most Womenabling Facts of
the Year, 2014
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