Self-employment has not yet recovered since the onset of COVID-19
Women entrepreneurs were more likely to cite COVID-19 as the reason for business closure
Half of women and youth report that it is harder to start a business now than a year ago
40% of entrepreneurs saw opportunities during the COVID crisis
Women and seniors account for the bulk of “missing” entrepreneurs
The relative number of “missing” entrepreneurs is higher in the EU than the OECD
More than half of EU Member States have strategies for supporting youth, women and the unemployed in entrepreneurship
The number of “missing” women entrepreneurs represent nearly 70% of early-stage women entrepreneurs in the EU
Gender gaps persist in early-stage entrepreneurship across the EU and OECD
Established business ownership is half as common among women relative to men