Evidence from the United States suggests that “achieving better work-life balance” was an important reason for starting a business for 40% of the female entrepreneurs in the smallest revenue class, but for only 12% of those in the largest revenue class (RSM McGladrey, 2008). The relatively high rates of women entrepreneurship in emerging and developing countries are primarily due to high levels of “necessity entrepreneurship”. Figure 23.2 shows that more women than men start their business in the informal sector out of economic necessity, especially in Egypt and Mexico. However, no significant correlation exists across countries between women’s educational attainment and their entrepreneurial activity, as measured by the proportion of women among the self-employed. This suggests that it is not the level but rather the type of education that matters in female entrepreneurship. Women are significantly under-represented in engineering and computing (Chapter 8), two fields of study that build the knowledge useful for starting a technology-oriented business.