Between 2017 and 2018, most of the women who started a business in Latin America owned a start-up in the wholesale and retail industry with a share of nearly 61 percent, while 11.8 percent owned a start-up in either government, health, education or social services.
Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry
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GEM. (November 18, 2019). Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/
GEM. "Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry." Chart. November 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/
GEM. (2019). Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/
GEM. "Distribution of Female Entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/
GEM, Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Distribution of female entrepreneurs in Latin America between 2017 and 2018, by industry [Graph], GEM, November 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879898/latin-america-female-entrepreneurs-share/