In 2019, the leading obstacle faced by women in business in the United States was balancing business and family life. That year, 54 percent of female business owners said that this was the biggest obstacle they faced that their male counterparts do not.
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Business Wire. (October 2, 2019). Leading obstacles faced by women in business in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/
Business Wire. "Leading obstacles faced by women in business in the United States in 2019." Chart. October 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/
Business Wire. (2019). Leading obstacles faced by women in business in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/
Business Wire. "Leading Obstacles Faced by Women in Business in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/
Business Wire, Leading obstacles faced by women in business in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/ (last visited September 21, 2023)
Leading obstacles faced by women in business in the United States in 2019 [Graph], Business Wire, October 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076652/leading-obstacles-faced-women-business-us/