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Which EU countries have the biggest gender gap when it comes to investment?

Greater participation by women in the investment landscape could boost EU GDP by €600 billion by 2040.

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00:00Which EU countries have the biggest gender gap when it comes to investment?
00:08Across Europe, only about one in five tech companies created between 2020 and 2025
00:14included at least one woman founder.
00:17The highest levels of gender diversity were found in Latvia at 27%,
00:21Italy at 25.9% and Portugal at 25.2%.
00:27By contrast, countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary remain well below the European average.
00:33These differences highlight the need for better policies, funding and transparency
00:37to ensure that women can reach their full potential, according to the European Commission.
00:42Estimates say that equal participation by women entrepreneurs could increase EU GDP
00:46by approximately 600 billion euros, with countries like Poland seeing growth of 1.6%
00:53and the Netherlands up to 5.5% by 2040.
00:57Gender disparities also extend to capital ownership and investment behavior.
01:02Women currently control about 5.7 trillion euros in Europe,
01:06a figure projected to rise to 9.8 trillion euros by 2030.
01:11If women invested on a parity basis with men,
01:14Europe could mobilize an additional 2 to 3 trillion euros in private investable assets.
01:20The gender investment gap has been put down to differences in risk appetite
01:24between men and women, as well as societal expectations and financial education.
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