Female entrepreneurship surged 68% in the UAE as pandemic hit: LinkedIn

RIYADH: Female entrepreneurship in the UAE grew 68 percent as the pandemic struck, according to newly released LinkedIn data. 

The number of women starting their own businesses outstripped the increase in male entrepreneurship in 2020 — which also rose 46 percent.

LinkedIn’s data — published in the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report — suggested the rise was driven by economic headwinds and inequitable workplaces during the pandemic.