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Earlier this month, McNair Center researchers analyzed the importance of women's participation in entrepreneurship fields. We found that economic growth from women's official entry into the labor force has slowed from its mid-twentieth century spike, and with this, modern-day economists are looking for the economy-boosting equivalent to women's entry to the labor force. [http://www.inc.com/lisa-calhoun/30-surprising-facts-about-female-founders.html] Given the rising share of women among educated workers, it is clear that the future of American economic growth is in the hands of women, specifically female entrepreneurs and small business owners. To read more about the importance of women in an ever-increasingly diverse workforce, see the first installment of our blog series here. [http://www.mcnaircenter.org/wiki/Women_in_Innovation_and_Entrepreneurship] Given their importance not only in terms of contributing to a diverse workforce but also as a boon to increase world economic growth, why haven't we seen a dramatic growth in womenin the entrepreneurship and innovation sectors?