International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 15 Issue 1

Shattering the second glass ceiling: an empirical study on women entrepreneurs in Egypt

Sarah El-Fiky

The purpose of this paper is to analyze women's entrepreneurship in Egypt by examining their drivers, motives and challenges while applying a gender-lens perspective. This…

Interrogating “entrepreneurship for development”: a counter-narrative based on local stories of women in rural Ethiopia

Sarah J.R. Cummings, Diana E. Lopez

To interrogate the grand narrative of “entrepreneurship for development” that dominates international development circles, by applying a feminist critical discourse analysis that…

Gender roles or gendered goals? Women's return to rural family business

Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi, Viktorija Kalonaityte

This paper aims to add to the theorization of the gender dynamic in rural areas by investigating the motives of women who join their family firm (or their spouse's family firm…

Feminist perspectives on gender and technology entrepreneurship in incubator settings

Constanza Reyes, Helle Neergaard

The objective of this article is to map and assess current evidence in women's technology entrepreneurship in business incubators with the aim of producing a conceptual framework…

Women entrepreneurs in India: a systematic literature review

Rupashree Baral, Chitra Dey, Subhashri Manavazhagan, S. Kamalini

This paper aims to organize the existing empirical research on women entrepreneurs (WEs) in India, highlight the research areas that have not received attention and present…

The role of strong ties in empowering women entrepreneurs in collectivist contexts

Bettina Lynda Bastian, Bronwyn P. Wood, Poh Yen Ng

This study examines what social ties within collectivist settings mean for women's venturing and how these ties support women in gaining empowerment through their ventures.