Mapping the Economic Contribution of Women Entrepreneurs

Court, Kathie L.

doi:10.5840/iabsproc20132426

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“…Even more, studies have proven that women are more likely to start businesses with both social and economic goals and even hybrid ventures (Meyskens et al, 2011). Many studies provide evidence indicating the prominent character of female entrepreneurship with respect to poverty reduction (Yunus, 2007) and tend to emphasise its profound impact on local communities and their surroundings (Court, 2012).…”

Section: Institutional Context and Female Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Female entrepreneurship in the Baltics: formal and informal context

Rugina

2019

IJGE

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Purpose This paper aims to review female entrepreneurship in a (post) transition context, analysing its almost three-decade development in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Little research has focussed to date on female entrepreneurship in the Baltic countries. Using an institutional perspective, this paper aims to explain the unique interplay of formal and informal contexts that have shaped the development of female entrepreneurship in (post-) transition contexts. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on an institutional reading and analysis of secondary data: statistical data, international reports and previous studies on female entrepreneurs. Findings There are more than 130,000 female entrepreneurs in the Baltic countries who share many common features and challenges. While the formal entrepreneurship environment is considered to be very developed in the Baltic countries, women are under-represented among the population of entrepreneurs, and there is gender-based sectoral segregation of female entrepreneurs in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This indicates a need to recognise the diversity of patterns in entrepreneurial development, reflecting different inheritances from the Soviet past and the inertial character of some informal institutions, not to mention the differences in the pace of change during the transition period following the Soviet era. Practical implications This research can be used for academics, professionals, researchers and policymakers working in the fields of small business and entrepreneurship. Its data can furthermore be used to develop evidence-based policy and actions that would foster the participation of women in entrepreneurship in Baltic countries. Originality/value So far, little research has focussed on female entrepreneurship in the Baltic countries. The paper attempts to investigate that Baltic countries with their history of emphasis on gender equality on one hand and the award-winning business and entrepreneurship system on the other hand demonstrate relatively low levels of women’s entrepreneurship. This paper aims to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship is linked to its social context.

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Section: Institutional Context and Female Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Female entrepreneurship in the Baltics: formal and informal context

Rugina

2019

IJGE

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“…These cultural and experience differences have created a great inequality among the competing knowledge, skill, network and mentality. This issue led the research team to a deeper examination on the existence of indigenous Papuans and their economic activities in the Muara Tami region with the aim of understanding the reasons for the underdevelopment or the marginalization tendency of indigenous Papuans in trades, particularly of their female counterparts in the region (Court, 2012;Elmelech & Lu, 2004;Higginbotham & Romero, 1997). Critical Notes on the Indegenous Papuans Empowerment through the Border Outlet Development Program…”

Section: Skouw-wutung Border Trade and The Indigenous Papuans Involvementmentioning

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Subsistence Economy and The Papua Women Trader Marginalization in The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Trade Region

Chotim

2020

Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Mamangan

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This study is an analysis about the strategy of governments economic empowerment for Papuans women traders in the district of Muara Tami, located at the border between the West Papua Province and Papua New Guienea. In addition to the problems of low infrastructure development for women traders in border areas, this study found a more complex reality faced by the Papuan women traders that hindered their economic improvement, the competition between the migrant groups who dominated the economic development in their area. By employing a qualitative methods through observation, interviews, and literature study from secondary materials in the field, this study argues that the empowerment agenda for Papuan women traders needs more concerted efforts of affirmative and inclusive policies to protect the economic position of Papuan women traders, rather than a traditional approach of knowledge transfer and skill building alone. This study shows that affirmative and inclusive policies is an important and necessary part of empowerment agenda for Papuan women traders.

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“…Moreover, the studies showed that women are more eager to start businesses with both social and economic goals and even hybrid ventures [13]. Many studies provide evidence which says about the prominent character of female entrepreneurship in relation to poverty reduction [14] and tend to point out its huge impact on local communities and their surroundings [15].…”

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Developmental Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan and an Analysis of the Problems They Face

Ahmadov¹

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Economics

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The greater the size of entrepreneurship in a country's economy, the economy of that country is considered so strong. For this reason, many developing countries pay great attention to entrepreneurship in the process of the transition to a market economy. One of the main problems facing the transition to a market economy is the creation of a suitable work environment and a business environment. The main challenge for these countries is to reduce poverty and achieve prosperity. One of such strategies in the modern world is the growth and development of women's entrepreneurship. It is great importance to explore the subject in the country, which separates the Soviet Union from a planned economy to a market economy, which is a country where entrepreneurial ideas have begun to be formed. 50.1% of the population of Azerbaijan Republic, which is one of the countries where market economy is newly established, consists of females. This study examines their entrepreneurial activities, their role in the economy and the problems they face. The article discusses the possibilities of applying the experience of countries in this field in the world. In addition, the current situation of women's entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan, development prospects, the role of women in the country's economy, the problems faced by women entrepreneurs have been investigated and analyzed. For this purpose, a survey was conducted for women entrepreneurs, and analyzes were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0. At the end, suggestions were made based on theoretical and statistical indicators and analyzes, and a developmental perspective was shown.

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Mapping the Economic Contribution of Women Entrepreneurs

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Female entrepreneurship in the Baltics: formal and informal context

Female entrepreneurship in the Baltics: formal and informal context

Subsistence Economy and The Papua Women Trader Marginalization in The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Trade Region

Developmental Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan and an Analysis of the Problems They Face

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