One out of five Italian businesses is led by a woman: data from the Unioncamere-InfoCamere Observatory on Female Entrepreneurship, updated to 30 September 2016, confirms the growth in the presence of women in the national production system. The companies led by women exceeded 1 million and 321 thousand, equal to 21,74% of the total companies registered in Italy. They are mostly concentrated in the tertiary sector, where around two-thirds (65,7%; around 870) of the total pink companies operate, and in the primary sector (agriculture, forestry and fishing), where almost 16,5% are concentrated (about 218 thousand).
The ninth edition of the “Tour of Italy of women who do business” began with the double appointment in Bologna and Terni on Tuesday.
The aim of the initiative is to inform, train and raise awareness of female and aspiring entrepreneurs about the specific problems of businesses led by women and the concrete opportunities offered by starting their own business, as well as creating moments of consensus and visibility to support female employment and the diffusion of the culture of equal opportunities. The next stage will be November 25th in Cremona, while December 2nd will be the turn of the appointment organized by the new Chamber of Commerce born from the merger between the CdC of Treviso and Belluno. It continues on 6 December in Cosenza, 15 in Bari, 16 in Trento and finally on 20 December in Messina.
As for the ranking of the regions, Molise, Basilicata and Abruzzo - Unioncamere-InfoCamere point out again - are the regions in which the rate of feminization reaches the maximum levels, affecting more than one company out of 4. The regions crossed by the roadshow are also doing very well with the flattering performances of Umbria, Sicily and Calabria.
Going down to the provincial detail, Benevento, Avellino, Chieti, Campobasso, Frosinone and Isernia are at the top of the ranking of the provinces with the highest incidence of companies led by women out of the total. Terni, Cosenza and Messina are the three territories whose feminisation rate is higher than the average, while in absolute values the most numerous group of women entrepreneurs - among the cities hosting the Giro - is that of Bari, followed by Bologna and Treviso. The primary sector in Terni speaks female with over 35% of feminization rate, as well as the secondary with over 21%; the female component accounts for over 30% in Cremona in the rental and travel agency sector and over 8% in construction in Cosenza and Messina. In Belluno almost a third of the companies in the accommodation services sector are female-led.
