Women represent the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs today. Despite the enormous
economic contributions of this group, female entrepreneurship remains under-explored and …

Previous research suggests that diverse factors predict gender differences in
entrepreneurial intent. Our paper integrates and expands on previous findings using the …

Purpose–Entrepreneurial motivations are often defined as fitting into “push” or “pull”
categories. To date, research has focused on the factors motivating men and women …

Using data from representative population surveys in 17 countries, we find that the lower
rate of female business ownership is primarily due to women's lower propensity to start …

Several studies have shown the existence of significant differences in the rate of new
business creation between men and women. Specifically, it has been shown that women are …

Previous research focuses on factors that influence self-employment participation, in part
because entrepreneurship has been associated with economic growth. This literature has …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

We reevaluate the female underperformance hypothesis by challenging the assumption that
female-owned ventures are more likely to fail. Instead of equating exit with failure, we draw …

We review longitudinal studies on self-employment dynamics, classifying studies into those
that examine transitions into self-employment, and those that examine self-employment exit …

This paper examines the factors that influence transitions into self‐employment, paying
particular attention to gender differences. We find that:(i) men are more responsive to the …