Dell Research Ranks Dublin City 23rd in Fostering Women Entrepreneurs
27th January 2023
A new study from Dell Technologies unveiled today has ranked Dublin as 23rd out of 55 cities globally for its ability to attract and foster women entrepreneurs.
The 2023 Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index ranks cities across the world based on their ability to attract high potential women entrepreneurs (HPWE) who want to do more, scale faster and thrive.
This year’s Index shows positive, forward progress for Dublin since Dell first launched the research in 2016. While it ranked 23rd in the Index overall this year, Dublin also demonstrated consistent progress as it registered the 3rd highest momentum score. The city climbed 11 positions since 2017, when it ranked 34th.
Dublin also excelled in the list of the most advanced cities for women entrepreneurs in the technology sector, ranking 7th. The research specifically highlighted the city’s advantage in the access to a qualified and diverse workforce and its central role as a major global hub for cybersecurity.
Dublin ranks 8th out of the 55 cities in gender equality in leadership in the tech industry and 12th for its access to mentors and role models for women.
Commenting on the research, Ciara Dempsey, Regional Sales Senior Manager at Dell Technologies Ireland (pictured) said: “The Dell WE Cities report is a key piece of research that not only highlights the importance of creating an environment where women entrepreneurs can thrive but also how collectively we can empower a greater number of female leaders to create and grow their business here in Ireland.
“While there’s still much progress to be made, it’s fantastic to see Dublin recognised as an emerging hub for talented women entrepreneurs, especially in the technology industry.
By further investing in high potential women entrepreneurs and equipping policymakers with data-driven insights, we can foster an ecosystem where business leaders and entrepreneurs can grow regardless of gender.”
Building on the annual research, the survey by Dell serves as a tool to advise policymakers on how to better support women in business, and profiles global centres of commerce by their overall suitability for women entrepreneurs.
WE Cities Ranking and Methodology
The 55 cities included in the Dell WE Cities 2023 were ranked on five important characteristics: capital, technology, talent, culture and markets. These pillars were organised into two groups — operating environment and enabling environment. The overall rating is based on 72 indicators; 45 of these (nearly two-thirds) have a gender-based component. Individual indicators were weighted based on four criteria: relevance, quality of underlying data, uniqueness in the index and gender component.
Dell WE Cities 2023 Ranking – Overall
- London
- New York
- Bay Area
- Paris
- Stockholm
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Toronto
- Sydney
- Boston
- Washington DC
- Melbourne
- Seattle
- Wellington
- Berlin
- Amsterdam
- Copenhagen
- Auckland
- Vancouver
- Atlanta
- Portland
- Singapore
- Dublin
- Austin
- Miami
- Barcelona
- Minneapolis
- Taipei
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Houston
- Warsaw
- Pittsburgh
- Belfast
- Shanghai
- Munich
- Tel Aviv
- Milan
- Kuala Lumpur
- Dubai
- Seoul
- Johannesburg
- Nairobi
- Hamburg
- Tokyo
- Bangalore
- Montpellier
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Istanbul
- Sao Paulo
- Lima
- Mexico City
- Jakarta
- Guadalajara
Dell WE Cities 2023 Ranking – Technology Pillar
- Copenhagen
- Beijing
- Stockholm
- Shanghai
- Wellington
- Singapore
- Dublin
- Auckland
- Montpellier
- Warsaw
You can read the full study here>>
