Comparison Between Self-Employed Women and Wage-Earning Women

In April 2008, the Small Business Administration published a summary of an analysis about business women derived from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement. There were many interesting findings reported about self-employed women in business, especially when compared to wage- and salary-earning women.

Summary highlights include:

• There is a strong association between holding a managerial occupation and industry sector participation and self-employment among women;

• Wage- and salary-earning women are more often employed in industries typically associated as “female,” and more likely to be employed in social or education service industries than self-employed women;

• By a slight margin more self-employed minorities had a college degree than self-employed whites, and self-employed women had more education than wage- and salary-earning women;

• More self-employed women are between the ages of 40 and 59 than any other age group; and

• Most self-employed women tend to fall into either the lower earning quadrant, or upper earning quadrant.

More About The Study Findings

• How Much are Women Entreprenuers Earning
• What is the Average Age of WIB?
• Are Women in Business More Highly Educated Than Men in Business?
• Other Key Differences – Disparities in Managerial Occupations and Industries