Only 1 in 3 businesses in the UK were founded by women, and they were the ones worst affected by the pandemic, new data shows.
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October 12, 2020
Startups founded by women most affected by pandemic
Female-led businesses suffered most during the pandemic, with the funding gap and the amount of work women do in the home to blame.
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