Dell's 2016 Index ranks top cities for women entrepreneurs, Toronto is 6th

At the White House’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Dell announced findings of the 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities), revealing the top 25 global cities fostering high potential women entrepreneurs (HPWE). 

WE Cities is the only global gender-specific index that looks at a city’s ability to attract and foster growth in firms founded by women entrepreneurs. Cities, instead of countries, were identified in order to show the impact of local policies and programs in addition to national laws and customs.

Findings from WE Cities will be used as a springboard for conversation and change at the seventh annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network Summit (DWEN)—a global gathering of 200 of the top female entrepreneurs, business leaders, media and Dell partners that is set to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, June 27-28, 2016. The theme for this year’s summit is “Innovate for a Future-Ready World”.

"Women entrepreneurs are our Country's best bet for economic growth,” said Elizabeth Gore, entrepreneur-in-residence for Dell. “It's time for women to be politically engaged to ensure the right ecosystems are in place for them to scale. If politicians and entrepreneurs partner, dynamic policies can be put in place to close the circle and enhance the process from idea to enterprise. WE Cities can be used as a diagnostic tool to help ensure lawmakers are listening to their needs.”

 See the list below. 

Overall Ranking

1.    NEW YORK

2.    BAY AREA

3.    LONDON

4.    STOCKHOLM

5.    SINGAPORE

6.    TORONTO

7.    WASHINGTON, DC

8.    SYDNEY

9.    PARIS

10.  SEATTLE

11.  MUNICH

12.  AUSTIN

13.  BEIJING

14.  HONG KONG

15.  TAIPEI

16.  SHANGHAI

17.  TOKYO

18.  MEXICO CITY

19.  SAO PAULO

20.  SEOUL

21.  MILAN

22.  DELHI

23.  JOHANNESBURG

24.  JAKARTA

25.  ISTANBUL