In virtually all industrialized countries, women are underrepresented in entrepreneurship,
and the gender gap exhibits a remarkable persistence. We examine one particular source of …

Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success? A
random sample of customers of India's largest women's bank was offered two days of …

This study examines the ownership structure of nascent businesses with a particular focus
on the role of gender. Based on theories of gender and entrepreneurship, we examine how …

This study highlights the relevance of gender differences in competitiveness for the gender
gap in latent and nascent entrepreneurship. Using data obtained from a recent large-scale …

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large
representative German household panel, we investigate to what extent personality traits …

This study adapts a multi-level view of culture, including society-and family-based gender
norms and the family embeddedness perspective, to predict the career status of a sample of …

Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women
across many countries. The level of female involvement in entrepreneurial activity, however …

This paper analyzes data on female and male entrepreneurship that were collected by the
World Bank Group's Entrepreneurship Database. Recognizing the importance of a …

Entrepreneurship is a human universal. All over the world, and throughout history, people
have created businesses. Yet, although women make up more than 50 percent of the world …

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 …