International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 13 Issue 4

Innovation and the performance of informal enterprises in developing countries: a gender perspective

Elvis Korku Avenyo, Erika Kraemer-Mbula

Examining the impact of gender on various aspects of business performance has gained research and policy traction, although the empirical evidence remains inconclusive. This paper…

Lawns and lemonade: are childpreneur activities gendered?

Gloria L. Sweida, Morgan D. Tallman

The purpose of this paper is threefold. The first is to explore how children engage in entrepreneurship by creating a comprehensive inventory of commercial activities in which…

Does it pay to act feminine? A cross-cultural study of gender stereotype endorsement and cognitive legitimacy in the evaluation of new ventures

Golshan Javadian, Maria Figueroa-Armijos, Vishal K. Gupta, Meisam Modarresi, Crystal Dobratz

Does gender stereotype endorsement play a role in the customer's cognitive evaluation of new ventures owned by women entrepreneurs? The authors’ cross-cultural study integrates…

Women founders in a high-tech incubator: negotiating entrepreneurial identity in the Indian socio-cultural context

Namrata Gupta, Henry Etzkowitz

This study aims to understand the socio-cultural context of Indian women's high-tech entrepreneurial experience. Despite a small proportion of women entrepreneurs, and the…

Conditions for spin-off creation at Swiss universities of applied sciences – a gender sensitive approach

Noemi Schneider, Richard Blaese, Brigitte Liebig

The promotion of research-based entrepreneurship is considered a crucial task for universities and policymakers in many Western countries. Research has shown that the university…

Funding female entrepreneurs in North Africa: self-selection vs discrimination? MSMEs, the informal sector and the microfinance industry

Imène Berguiga, Philippe Adair

This paper aims to address the following research question: Is loan funding to female entrepreneurs in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco affected by self-selection from borrowers or/and…

Standing on the shoulders of giantesses: how women technology founders use single and mixed gender networks for success and change

Meredith Woodwark, Alison Wood, Karin Schnarr

Building on research about entrepreneurship and social capital, the purpose of this paper is to explore how women founders of technology-based ventures in Canada access and use…