Digitalization in Shaping Female and Male Entrepreneurial Potential
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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August 2025
This paper analyzes how digitalization enhances entrepreneurial opportunities of both female and male entrepreneurs.
Digital technologies have benefited businesses in various ways. It has enabled businesses to cut costs and distinguish their products, while fostering the development of new skills. Digitalization has also empowered businesses to adapt quickly, innovate, meet consumer needs, and achieve competitive advantages. There is also evidence that digital innovation, such as cloud services, social media, and other digital tools, reduces costs, boosts sales, and strengthens customer relationships, supporting business growth.
This report examines the impact of digitalization on the context shaping male and female entrepreneurial potential across 78 economies. The result shows that digitalization widens the gender gap in economies where male entrepreneurship exceeds female entrepreneurship, but has no significant effect where female entrepreneurship dominates. It also finds that competitive environments have a stronger influence on female entrepreneurial potential, underscoring the need for policies that address these dynamics to promote gender-balanced entrepreneurial growth.
Contents
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Data and Method
- Results
- Discussion
