From the Manila Shimbun on March 8th
Second place among 62 female entrepreneurs, World Bank posts survey results
According to the World Bank survey, the percentage of women among entrepreneurs and sole proprietors is ranked in the top two among the 62 countries targeted.
On the 2nd, the World Bank posted the results of a survey titled "We-Data: Measuring the Disparity in Female Entrepreneurs" on the World Bank's blog site. According to the report, the Philippines ranked in the top two among the 62 target countries in terms of the percentage of women among entrepreneurs of sole proprietorships. The electronic version of Business Mirror on the 3rd reported.
The gender gap over entrepreneurs is calculated by comparing the number of men and women involved in launching and managing new businesses. In any economic zone, men account for about three-quarters of directors, managers, and new business owners of limited liability companies, but the proportion of women for sole proprietors also rises to one-third. However, sole proprietors are said to have great risks, such as the entrepreneur's asset protection not being protected and the business expansion being limited.
According to the blog, female entrepreneurs outnumbered males only in three countries: Austria, the Philippines, and Jamaica. In terms of ratio, female entrepreneurs accounted for 52.2% in 2015 and 53.1% in 2016, which is more than half, but it seems that there are many sole proprietors.
During the period from 2014 to 20 years, the percentage of female entrepreneurs in each country is still far below that of males, but it increased by an average of 2 points, albeit slightly. Frederick Munier and colleagues, author and private sector development expert at the World Bank, attributed this to an increase in the proportion of female entrepreneurs in several low-income countries such as Guinea and Rwanda.
Vulnerable legislation, restricted access to education and technology acquisition opportunities, social norms, etc. tend to prevent entrepreneurial women from entering the market. Globally, women have 26% less access to smartphones than men, which can be a sufficient barrier to starting a business. As the number of women working at home increased in Corona, the problem became more visible. In addition, about 40% of both men and women feel that "men can be better managers" and "men are more likely to be hired", and economic bias (prejudice) has already penetrated. It is regarded as a problem.
On the other hand, in an economic zone where women have been educated for a long time, the proportion of women is proportionally higher, even if they are the top of a company or a sole proprietorship. "It's only a small part of the barriers women face, but quantifying these disparities is a fair competition for better policymaking and gender," Munier and colleagues commented on the blog. It will lead to the provision of a market that can be used. " (Rie Fukada)
When Japanese people see Filipinos, it feels like men are drinking without work and women are always working to cover their household budget.
So I'm convinced that there are more female entrepreneurs in the Philippines than men.
There are many stories in Japanese rakugo (comical (or sometimes sentimental) story.) Where the husband does not work and the wife works only by drinking alcohol.
If the wife who talked about the worries of her husband who does not work for the landlord falls down the stairs and destroys the important things from the landlord, and her husband is worried about the important things, break up. You should be worried about your husband. I actually did it, and my husband was worried about my wife. Why is your wife? Her husband said, "If you get hurt, you won't be able to drink from tomorrow."
