About this episode

The episode discusses the growth of women-owned businesses in the U.S. and their impact on employment.

Women owned businesses, those of which are owned, operated in control by one or more women with at least 51% ownership now represent 40.6% of all US businesses. In 2025, there were 15.7 million women owned businesses. Women owned businesses employed 12.6 million employees in 2025. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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