The Utilization of Women-owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting

Download or read book The Utilization of Women-owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting written by Elaine Reardon and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computations of disparity ratios measuring the underrepresentation of women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) in federal contracting, relative to the prevalence of similar firms in certain industries. Depending on the measure used, underrepresentation of WOSBs in federal contracting occurs in from 0 to 87 percent of industries. The report highlights industries where disparities occur and discusses how their identification varies depending on the methodology used and on data limitations.