Purpose This paper aims to identify and ranks constraints faced by women entrepreneurs in
developing countries. It offers a framework to differentiate between the constraints faced by …

This article presents the findings of a systematic literature review (SLR) of the gender and
entrepreneurship literature published in 18 journals over a 30-year period. The SLR sought …

Gender equality is a major problem that places women at a disadvantage thereby stymieing
economic growth and societal advancement. In the last two decades, extensive research …

Female entrepreneurship to date represents a key component of the business sector
worldwide as, in 2012 more than 187 million out of 400 million entrepreneurs were women …

Purpose This paper aims to attempt to collate and understand the fragmented research on
female entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The review assesses …

Purpose This paper aims at contributing to the entrepreneurship literature by identifying
factors influencing women entrepreneurs' performance and the corresponding challenges in …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that affect the decision of university
female students to start a business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the existing …

Purpose This study aims to shed light on women's entrepreneurship in Turkey by focusing
on the profile of women entrepreneurs, key drivers behind their decision to establish their …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout the world are facing a very complicated
crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic and other structural challenges. This study is aimed at …

Focusing on emerging markets, this paper compares the motives behind the entrepreneurial
activities of women within and across national boundaries. The research builds on the …