This British Council report examines the role that social enterprise is playing in addressing gender inequality and women’s empowerment in the US, where women earn 65 cents for every dollar earned by a man and are chronically under-represented in positions of leadership. It is one of a series of reports on social enterprise and women’s empowerment which also focus on Brazil, India, Pakistan and the UK.

One of the recommendations in the report is that governments should look to facilitate the recommendations offered in the report by working with intermediaries, funders and investors, and by supporting social enterprise growth by drafting supportive policies, convening stakeholders, and providing finance.