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TunisiaUfM releases the 1st Progress Report on Gender Equality in the region
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has published the results of the first Report on Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region, launched in 2020 upon the unanimous approval of an intergovernmental follow-up mechanism to evaluate the gender gap, monitor progress and provide data for scientific-based policy recommendations to decision-makers.
According to the report, Europe and the MENA region are below the 6.2% global average of female entrepreneurs who own established businesses (5.3% and 4.5%, respectively).
These regions also have the lowest percentages of nascent women-owned enterprises (3.4% and 4.1% respectively, compared to the global average of 5.5%), representing the largest gender gaps worldwide. Despite strong variations amongst countries, entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to bear a male face, with countries like Portugal and Croatia leading the ranking nowadays with only 37.2% and 31.5% of female entrepreneurs, respectively.
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