That's not a political statement it is a statement of fact. 
Entrepreneurs built the railroads, the bridges, the oil rigs, the refineries, the pipelines, the steel mills, the cars, the electric light bulb and more....so much more.
The fact is Entrepreneurship has nothing to do with gender. Women are every bit as capable of building a business as men. They just need to embrace the characteristics demonstrated by the skillful entrepreneurs of the past and present.
First, entrepreneurs are individuals who have vision and can communicate it to others. They see the big picture and are willing to risk everything to create their dream of the future. It isn't enough just to see what is possible as it only becomes reality when one is able to get others to invest, with their money and efforts, to follow them to tomorrow and for as long as it takes.
Second, entrepreneurs are individuals driven more by winning then by money. If building a business truly was only about making money the risk might never be worth it. But a desire to win and keep winning provides the passion an entrepreneur uses to get up every day and start all over again. Entrepreneurs rarely succeed the first time around. True entrepreneurs build on their mistakes understanding that there is always another path to success.
Third, entrepreneurs understand that they must always negotiate from a place of strength not weakness. They explore the negotiation from every angle before entering into it and know what the endgame is before deciding on a strategy. Like a game of chess, negotiation must lead to getting yourself into the place necessary for your next move.
Fourth, entrepreneurs appreciate and seek out entrepreneurial mentors. Even though an entrepeneur believe (s)he has all the answers, (s)he intuitively knows the importance of having someone who has "been there done that" share their opinion on best business practices. Listening is a skill every entrepreneur needs to hone. It will become the core of every successful business.
Finally, entrepreneurs instinctively know that it is not enough to build a business and expect it to thrive on its own. In order for a business to succeed, it must consistently change, be innovative, with the movement of the universe. It is a living, breathing organization that must evolve to stay ahead of the natural changes happening all around it. Spend a moment and think about all the successful businesses you know of and what they have in common. You'll see that the common denominator is they are not stagnate - they continual change. (Example: Apple, Microsoft, WalMart, McDonalds, Starbucks).
Now think of the businesses that are no longer here. (Example: Ritz Camera, Polarorid, Sun Times).
Women entrepreneurs may not get the recognition that they deserve but they are every bit as entrepreneurial, innovative and successful as their male counterparts. Over the past twenty years, I have had the pleasure to know many of them and I appreciate them, admire them and want the world to know THEY BUILT IT!
Here are just some of the women I'm talking about!
Barbara Corcoran, The Corcoran Group
Tory Johnson, Women For Hire 
Diane Hessan, Communispace 
These are just three women entrepreneurs who have built businesses that have demonstrated the importance for staying power through innovation, creativity, risk-taking and big-picture thinking. Let them, and the hundreds of thousands other women like them worldwide, inspire you to be all that you can be.
