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 …

Purpose COVID-19 pandemic triggered unexpected crises, which were beyond the
imaginations of a common man. It changed the order of routine life and the business world …

Women entrepreneurship research in the developing world relies on theoretical
perspectives derived elsewhere. Hence, understanding the original business-development …

The creation of new businesses is vital to the economic prosperity and stability of developed
and developing countries worldwide. Although three-quarters of adults in Saudi Arabia have …

Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be integral to development; however, social
and cultural norms impact on the extent to which women in developing countries engage …

This paper addresses the following questions: Are women entrepreneurs empowered by
entrepreneurship, and critically, does entrepreneurship offer emancipation? Our theoretical …

Women's entrepreneurship at the base of the pyramid can offer a way out of poverty for
families, foster the development of communities, and provide a route to modernizing …

The motives behind self-employment and the differences between women and men are a
hot topic in entrepreneurship debate. This paper empirically explores the interaction of three …

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 …