Prowess Journal

Prowess

SINCE 2002 · WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Self-employed women in the UK: pandemic losses, recovery and the support gap

When the pandemic hit the UK in 2020, self-employed women were among the first to feel the economic shock — and evidence gathered since then shows they have taken longer to recover. Early surveys suggested female sole traders, freelancers and micro-business owners lost almost twice as much income as their male counterparts, while also reporting […]