Younger and better educated women have more opportunities to start their own business in the emerging knowledge-based economy. According to the study of Adrien et al. ( Between 2001 and 2004, revenue growth for firms run by single self-employed women rose by a cumulative 70% - three times faster than revenue growth among firms run by married women (CIBC, 2005). Third, better educated women are becoming the majority in most fields, they are gaining ground in traditional men’s areas such as business, natural and applied sciences, and engineering, they are entering in new growth sectors such as finance, insurance and real estate, and the growth rate of women’s self-employment in the emerging sectors related to the knowledge-based economy including health, social services and business services is rising (Adrien et al.,