Women Entrepreneurs: Moving Front and Center: An Overview of Research and Theory Patricia
G. Greene, University of Missouri – Page 1 Women Entrepreneurs: Moving Front and Center …

Abstract Research Summary Extant research offers conflicting views about the size and
nature of gender‐related disparities in venture financing and venture performance. We …

Using data on the entire population of businesses registered in the states of California and
Massachusetts between 1995 and 2011, we decompose the well-established gender gap in …

This paper has three overarching objectives. The first is to document the development of the
body of work known as women's entrepreneurship research. The second is to assess the …

We examine investor stereotypes and implicit bias in crowdfunding decisions. Prior research
in formal venture capital settings demonstrates that investors tend to have a funding bias …

In this study, we examine whether female entrepreneurs are held to a different standard than
male entrepreneurs in obtaining financing from banks. To test this idea, we draw from the …

The entrepreneurship literature has been criticized for providing inadequate accounts of
business owners' actual experiences and challenges. Work-family interface (WFI) …

Previous research provides unequivocal evidence that women–owned businesses start with
both lower levels of overall capitalization and lower ratios of debt finance. Structural …

This work examines gender differences among Canadian small and medium enterprise
(SME) owners seeking external financing, including commercial debt, leasing, supplier …

Most of the customers of microfinance institutions are female. But do men and women
benefit from the same credit conditions? We investigate this issue by presenting an original …