Emerging Dimensions of Women Entrepreneurship: Developments & Obstructions

Abstract

Women entrepreneurship has been recognized as an important factor of economic development. Women entrepreneurs can originate new jobs for themselves and others. However, they still represent a minority of all entrepreneurs. Women is an essential part of key economic activities and for nation development.Women entrepreneurs often face gender-based barriers to starting and growing their businesses, like discriminatory property, matrimonial and inheritance laws and or cultural practices, lack of access to formal finance mechanisms, limited mobility and access to information and networks, etc. Women's entrepreneurship can make a particularly strong contribution to the economic well-being of the family and communities, poverty reduction and women's empowerment, thus contributing to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus, governments across the world as well as various developmental organizations are actively undertaking promotion of women entrepreneurs through various schemes, incentives and promotional measures.

Keeping up the pace of digitalization in small businesses–Women entrepreneurs' knowledge and use of social media

“…Overview of theoretical framework IJEBR 27,2 focus on issues related to women entrepreneurs in future studies (cf. Ahl, 2006;Henry et al, 2016;Minniti, 2010;Pettersson, 2012;Sharafizad, 2016;Sharma, 2018). Issues of stereotyping and prejudice appear in existing research such as: Marlow and McAdam (2013) who argue that "women-owned businesses often are described as under-performing because there is a general expectation that they will be so" (p. 119) and the need for increased reflexive criticism on assumptions on gender and small businesses.…”

“…Earlier research argues that women entrepreneurs act as drivers of growth (McClelland et al, 2005;Minniti, 2010;Ramadani et al, 2013;Sharma, 2018), hence interest in the importance of women entrepreneurship worldwide has increased (Ahl, 2006;Henry et al, 2016). Women entrepreneurship has been acknowledged as an important factor in economic development, in which women entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves and others (Acs et al, 2005;Sharma, 2018). Earlier research states that women entrepreneurs experience challenges but also advantages when using digital technologies (Rajahonka and Villman, 2019) and that they are involved in a broad range of activities online.…”

“…The field of research on women entrepreneurs covers various aspects although it still needs further investigation (Dy et al, 2017;Minniti, 2010;Minniti and Naud e, 2010). Earlier research argues that women entrepreneurs act as drivers of growth (McClelland et al, 2005;Minniti, 2010;Ramadani et al, 2013;Sharma, 2018), hence interest in the importance of women entrepreneurship worldwide has increased (Ahl, 2006;Henry et al, 2016). Women entrepreneurship has been acknowledged as an important factor in economic development, in which women entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves and others (Acs et al, 2005;Sharma, 2018).…”

Assessing the Entrepreneurial Intention of Indian Women

“…Women enterprise is an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having a minimum financial interest of 51 percent of the capital and giving at least 51 percent of the employment generated in the enterprise to women (Sharma, 2018). Entrepreneurs are significant for economic growth as they play an important role in developing different sectors such as industrial, manufacturing, farming, services, etc.…”

Women Entrepreneurs and The usage of social Media for Business Sustainability In the time of Covid-19

“…Gender biases in entrepreneurship are associated with the fact that entrepreneurship has traditionally been understood as a male gender role (Gogar, 2019). As a consequence, women entrepreneurs appear invisible; they do not seem to fit the stereotypes, even though they play an essential role in developing the economy and creating jobs (Javadian & Singh, 2012;Sharma, 2018). Zeb and Ihsan (2020) emphasised that economic development is impossible without involving women.…”