17% of worldwide businesses are led by women. Peru is ranked 1st within Latin America with 36% female entrepreneurs, beating Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Peru has also extended its numbers of women in business up to 44.2% in many sectors, such as independent and dependent workers. Another very interesting finding is the higher rate of small and medium businesses created by women outside of Lima compared to men. In Peru, around 53% of new companies are led by women.
Although these figures are promising, women still face many challenges, such as finding funding, being accepted and treated the same way as men at the workforce, and more specifically, there is much ignorance and setbacks when it comes to trusting women and giving them the opportunity to raise their voice and launch their business ideas.
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