Policymakers need to promote Female Entrepreneurship, says Dell report
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE
"At Dell, we are committed to empowering people everywhere with technology solutions to fulfil their ambitions and reach their full potential. The Gender-GEDI Index provides key insights designed to help countries advance female entrepreneurship and ultimately bolster the global economy. We believe awareness of the current landscape for women entrepreneurship is the first step towards change,” said Karen Quintos, Senior Vice-President & Chief Marketing Officer, Dell.
2014 Gender-GEDI Results shows that among the 17 countries included in both the 2013 and 2014 Gender-GEDI reports, four increased their rankings, including India and Japan in APJ, while four showed a decline (Malaysia, Egypt, Mexico and Morocco), and the others ranked comparatively both years.
The highest performing country from APJ in the 2014 Gender-GEDI rankings was Australia. For the second year in a row, Australia (80) came out on top in the 2014 Gender-GEDI rankings, with the remaining high-performing countries all OECD member-countries with highly developed economies.....See More
Dell(NASDAQ:DELL) has revealed that more than 75 per cent of countries surveyed are not meeting the most fundamental conditions required for female entrepreneurs to prosper in its annual Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI).
Commissioned by Dell, the Gender-GEDI is the world's only diagnostic tool that comprehensively measures high potential female entrepreneurship by analyzing entrepreneurial ecosystems, business environments and individual aspirations across 30 developed and developing economies spanning multiple regions, providing a systematic approach that allows cross-country comparison, benchmarking, and identifies data gaps.
Commissioned by Dell, the Gender-GEDI is the world's only diagnostic tool that comprehensively measures high potential female entrepreneurship by analyzing entrepreneurial ecosystems, business environments and individual aspirations across 30 developed and developing economies spanning multiple regions, providing a systematic approach that allows cross-country comparison, benchmarking, and identifies data gaps.
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"At Dell, we are committed to empowering people everywhere with technology solutions to fulfil their ambitions and reach their full potential. The Gender-GEDI Index provides key insights designed to help countries advance female entrepreneurship and ultimately bolster the global economy. We believe awareness of the current landscape for women entrepreneurship is the first step towards change,” said Karen Quintos, Senior Vice-President & Chief Marketing Officer, Dell.
2014 Gender-GEDI Results shows that among the 17 countries included in both the 2013 and 2014 Gender-GEDI reports, four increased their rankings, including India and Japan in APJ, while four showed a decline (Malaysia, Egypt, Mexico and Morocco), and the others ranked comparatively both years.
The highest performing country from APJ in the 2014 Gender-GEDI rankings was Australia. For the second year in a row, Australia (80) came out on top in the 2014 Gender-GEDI rankings, with the remaining high-performing countries all OECD member-countries with highly developed economies.....See More