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Entrepreneurship is a critical ingredient for stimulating economic growth and employment opportunities in all societies. Female participation in entrepreneurial venture creation, including Generation Y, in both developed and emerging economies are seen as a key contributor to economic growth. However, entrepreneurs face numerous barriers on the road to success, which may have significant influence on an individual's motivation to become entrepreneurs. Using a convenience sample of 328 South African and 250 Netherland's female students, this paper reports on study conducted to compare female generation Y students' perceived barriers towards entrepreneurship, in South African and the Netherland's. The collected data was analysed using reliability analysis and a two independent-samples t-test. The findings suggest that South African students perceived barriers towards' entrepreneurship is higher than those of their counterparts in the Netherlands.

Worldwide entrepreneurship is essential within the contemporary economic development of a country. Its role in a country's economy is widely acknowledged as a major source of innovation, job creation, and economic growth. Consequently, the generation of business ideas and the conversion thereof into profitable business ventures is a salient point in economic growth. South African students and graduates are confronted with a critical shortage of employment opportunities. The literature suggests that students' attitude towards entrepreneurial activity has a noteworthy effect on their intention to become an entrepreneur; that is, selfemployment is commonly favoured as a career path rather than the pursuit of employment. Female entrepreneurship in particular is depicted by employment-creation, economic growth, and innovation. The purpose of this study was to determine South African female Generation Y university students' attitudes towards entrepreneurship. A descriptive research design, following the single cross-sectional approach, was used for the purpose of this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from a convenience sample of 400 South African female Generation Y students. The data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics and a one-sample t-test. The results confirm that positive and negative entrepreneurial attitudes significantly affect the South African Generation Y female students' entrepreneurial intention. The implication of these results is that South African female Generation Y students perceive entrepreneurship as their future form of employment and maintain the view that entrepreneurs should be appreciated and the government should support young entrepreneurs. Currently, the growth rate of female entrepreneurs in South Africa is low. This study provides important insights for researchers, academics, and government to maintain positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship, which will serve to boost economic growth fuelled by female entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurship are regarded as a key element in fostering economic growth and job creation. However, growth of a country's economy rely on developing future leaders with the right skills and knowledge to be entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial knowledge and skills are key attributes for students if they consider self-employment. In South Africa entrepreneurship is common in higher education, however young individuals in South Africa urgently need to be trained, educated and equipped with the necessary entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to foster an entrepreneurial activity in their complex environment. The purpose of this paper is to determine students at a South African HEI perception of their level of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills. A descriptive research design approach was followed. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from a convenience sample of 338 students at a South African public HEI situated in the Gauteng Province. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, reliability and validity analysis and a one-sample t-test. The findings infer that at this specific HEI, students feel they have the necessary knowledge and skills to be entrepreneurial. This study contributes by implementing initiatives to equip students with the knowledge and skills they may lack in becoming active individuals in economic growth.

The fact that entrepreneurship plays a vital role in contributing to the promotion of economic. In recent decades, the South African government has highlighted that entrepreneurship training especially in Higher Education Institutions (HEI's), is of utmost importance. The decision to be an entrepreneur is determined by specific factors based on an individual's motivation and attitude. However, in order for HEI's to create and foster an entrepreneurial culture, it is important to determine the entrepreneurial motivations and attitudes of the students. Descriptive analysis and one-sample t-tests indicated that students at the HEI feel they can easily pursue a career in self-employment if they wished to do so, and that the most important reason for wanting to start their own business was to become an independent person.