Across the globe, women often face lower income opportunities relative to men. Many of the dierences in economic outcomes can be explained by the sectors in which women tend to operate. Structural factors also contribute to the gender gap in economic opportunities. Mexican women who cross over to operate businesses in male-dominated sectors perform better than noncrossovers in a range of indicators, including sales and profits. This brief focuses on the women entrepreneurs in Mexico as of October 2020.
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Cucagna,Maria Emilia, Iacovone,Leonardo, Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina
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Document Date
2020/10/01
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
153683
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Volume No
1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2020/10/16
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
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Keywords
female entrepreneur; male role model; female-owned business; national survey; female labor force participation; small and medium size enterprise; gender innovation lab; average number of employees; role models; return to education; skill training programs; job training program; labor market friction; labor market outcome; business performance indicator; small business economics; demand for school; agriculture and forestry; information and communication; crossing over; cognitive skill; Gender Gap; woman entrepreneur; gender norm; Vocational Education; business opportunity; entrepreneurial activity; poverty action; automotive repair; land transportation; Gender Equality; educational level; gender segregation; new idea; entrepreneurship training
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Cucagna,Maria Emilia Iacovone,Leonardo Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina
Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits (English). LAC Gender Innovation Lab Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/337731602848034710/Women-Entrepreneurs-in-Mexico-Breaking-Sectoral-Segmentation-and-Increasing-Profits