This chapter covers an examination of the fundamental attributes of crowdsourcing, with a
specific emphasis on the operational procedures of equity crowdfunding. Afterwards, our …

Female entrepreneurs have higher barriers of entry when compared to their male cohorts.
Female discrimination is present when trying to gain access to finance in the traditional …

The intersection of gender and entrepreneurship has received growing attention in recent
years from academics, practitioners, and policy makers. The current paper reviews research …

Gender is crucial when it comes to financial inclusion, and this has been well documented in
entrepreneurial finance literature (Brush et al., 2018; Zhao & Wry, 2016). By financial …

Purpose Title II of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act aims to make it easier for new
ventures to raise funds from accredited investors via equity crowdfunding. The purpose of …

Female entrepreneurs are subjected to stereotypes that make it difficult to secure funding.
Crowdfunding challenges many of the causes of this discrimination but we know little about …

Purpose Women's entrepreneurial activity can significantly impact economic and social
development globally, particularly in developing countries. The significant challenges …

Although prior research in traditional equity financing shows that male founders are
preferred, emerging evidence in low-stakes crowdfunding (eg, rewards-based …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the literature at the intersection of
crowdfunding and gender, while examining the extent to which crowdfunding has enhanced …

Crowdfunding is now understood as a distinct and foundational aspect of entrepreneurial
finance (Pollack et al., 2019) and is an increasingly important financing source for nascent …