[quinnchr]

The goal of women oriented initiatives isn't to tell women they aren't as capable. The author may be perfectly capable and she may be treated on her merit alone, but in aggregate women are not treated like that.

From http://www.oecd.org/inclusive-growth/Closing%20the%20Gender%...

"They reveal considerable gender differences among the self-employed, particularly those who are also employers. Figure 22.1 shows that across the 27 EU countries only 25% of business owners with employees are women (for definitions, see Annex IV.A1). The low share of women has only marginally grown over the last decade in the EU27, Canada and United States"

Let's not kid ourselves. Women face serious hurdles in entrepreneurship. They have less access to credit when starting new businesses for one. Women who own businesses are on average higher educated than there male counterparts yet they earn significantly lower salaries.

I will end by pointing out that women focused initiatives help everyone, not just women. There is a positive correlation between gender equality and GDP per capita, everyone wins in an equitable society.

[ps4fanboy]

Women who own businesses are on average higher educated than there male counterparts yet they earn significantly lower salaries.

I remember reading this I wish I had the link but it showed female business owners tended to take more time off than male counterparts and had a nicer work/life balance over money/growth/profit.

Are you suggesting that consumers are buying/consuming products/services from female run businesses?

[quinnchr]

No, I'm not hypothesizing a reason for this. I'm simply describing the end effect, which is women being paid less.

When you control for working hours women entrepreneurs still earn less.

[ps4fanboy]

How can this be? Are you suggesting that women run less profitable businesses?

[quinnchr]

Yes they are less profitable, for a variety of reasons, like the one I already listed, women have less access to capital.

Read the full report if you'd like to learn more!

[ps4fanboy]

What a burden I have to read a 400 page document to understand your point. But sure I will bite.

Page 280. Work-life balance is a motive for starting their business for more women than men

It is also very suspect that the study does not include any data for credit for women enterprises started in the US.

[growupkids]

The gender pay gap appears to be a myth:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/05/the-bigg...

[quinnchr]

Except the report I linked provides data and statistics that show women entrepreneurs earn less than their male counterparts across OECD countries, which is specifically what I was talking about.