Name: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception
Uploaded: 2012-01-27T16:06:45Z
Duration: 12 min 59 s
Description: Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception

Women entrepreneurs, example not exception

Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development.

Women entrepreneurs are transforming economies, yet they are often overlooked or limited to microloans despite running everything from home businesses to factories. In post-conflict Rwanda, women made up 77 percent of the population and became vital economic drivers. Across the globe, women own nearly half a million firms in South Korea and Indonesia, and in the U.S., women-led businesses are projected to create millions of new jobs. Unlocking investment and shifting perceptions can unleash their full economic potential.