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70%

70% -- share of total consumer spending for Women (global consumers) (2011)

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Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-30

2011 · n=23,000 · Boston Consulting Group

Women drive 70 percent of total consumer spending according to a BCG poll across 22 countries.

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Value

70%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2011

Entity

Women (global consumers)

Sample Size

23,000

Geography

Global

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Methodology

Freshness

Source

Boston Consulting Group Primary Tier B

https://www.ampersand.com.au/quotas-for-women-a-meaningless-numbers-game/ ↗

Confidence: 28/100 Vintage: 2011 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

Quotas for women

Original Research

Boston Consulting Group · Original study ↗

Methodology

Boston Consulting Group poll of 23,000 women in 22 countries; reported by Bloomberg News 25 July 2011

Methodology documented

Segmentation

Industrymarketing RegionGlobal

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Women (global consumers): 70% share of total consumer spending. Source: Boston Consulting Group (2011). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/women-drive-70-percent-consumer-spending

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