By
The
Numbers
The state of women
in business & wealth
$30
Trillion
By 2030, women are projected to control or influence more than $30 trillion in financial assets through the Great Wealth Transfer.
49%
Nearly half of all new businesses launched in 2024 were started by women, with women of color driving much of that growth.
54%
More than half of all new Black- and Asian American/Pacific Islander-owned businesses were founded by women.
2%
Female-founded companies receive only about 2% of U.S. venture capital funding despite continued growth in women-owned businesses.
300,000+
More than 300,000 Black women were laid off, pushed out, or left the workforce during 2025, making them one of the groups hit hardest by recent labor market shifts.
(Houston Chronicle)
5.4% → 7.3%
The unemployment rate for Black women increased from 5.4% at the beginning of 2025 to 7.3% by year's end, the highest level in four years and a faster increase than any other demographic group.
(Houston Chronicle)
Nearly 40%
Nearly 40% of mothers are the primary or sole breadwinners in their households, making women's economic success critical to the financial well-being of millions of families.
Sources
Boston Consulting Group · Crunchbase · PitchBook · National Women's Business Council · U.S. Census Bureau · Pew Research Center · Houston Chronicle