Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits

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 econom...

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Main Authors:	Cucagna, Emilia, Iacovone, Leonardo, Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	GENDER INNOVATION LAB FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE RETURNS TO EDUCATION LABOR MARKET WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT MENTORING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/337731602848034710/Women-Entrepreneurs-in-Mexico-Breaking-Sectoral-Segmentation-and-Increasing-Profits http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34697

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spelling	okr-10986-346972021-05-25T10:54:41Z Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits Cucagna, Emilia Iacovone, Leonardo Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana GENDER INNOVATION LAB FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE RETURNS TO EDUCATION LABOR MARKET WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT MENTORING 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. 2020-10-29T16:22:12Z 2020-10-29T16:22:12Z 2020-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/337731602848034710/Women-Entrepreneurs-in-Mexico-Breaking-Sectoral-Segmentation-and-Increasing-Profits http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34697 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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spellingShingle	GENDER INNOVATION LAB FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE RETURNS TO EDUCATION LABOR MARKET WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT MENTORING Cucagna, Emilia Iacovone, Leonardo Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
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description	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.
format	Brief
author	Cucagna, Emilia Iacovone, Leonardo Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
author_facet	Cucagna, Emilia Iacovone, Leonardo Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
author_sort	Cucagna, Emilia
title	Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
title_short	Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
title_full	Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
title_fullStr	Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
title_full_unstemmed	Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
title_sort	women entrepreneurs in mexico : breaking sectoral segmentation and increasing profits
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/337731602848034710/Women-Entrepreneurs-in-Mexico-Breaking-Sectoral-Segmentation-and-Increasing-Profits http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34697
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Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits

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