International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 16 Issue 2

Self-concept, self-organization and cross-border trading (CBT) behavior among females in Uganda

Janepher Nsozi Sambaga

Women cross-border traders face impediments in their entrepreneurial work from time-to-time. To overcome these impediments, females need to take on self-concept (self-esteem…

“What is your secret sauce to win?” – gender performance at entrepreneurial pitching

Linh Duong, Malin Brännback

This study aims to explore gender performance in entrepreneurial pitching. Understanding pitching as a social practice, the authors argue that pitch content and body gestures…

Understanding women's performance of entrepreneurship in the Sri Lankan context

Pathiranage Padmali Manesha Peiris, Ahu Tatli, Mustafa Bilgehan Ozturk

The aim of this study is to explore how women in Sri Lanka cultivate entrepreneurial personae to navigate the various gendered roles they situationally enact, as they attempt to…

Understanding the dimensions of women entrepreneurs’ empowerment: a systematic review of the microfinance literature and avenues for research

Nzanzu Y'Ise Kivalya, Tristan Caballero-Montes

The purpose of the present paper is to provide a systematic overview of dimensions that need to be enfolded or considered in microfinance policies and strategies designs as well…

An exploration of women entrepreneurs “doing context” in family business in the Gulf States

Sumaya Hashim, Maura McAdam, Mattias Nordqvist

Drawing on indigenous theory of Ibn Khaldun, the rise and fall of States, this paper explores the agency of women entrepreneurs in family business in Bahrain and the underlying…

Forging an entrepreneur – gendered ideas and ideals

Annie Roos, Katarina Pettersson

The purpose of this study is to investigate the gendered ideas and ideals attached to an imagined ideal Entrepreneur in a post-industrial rural community in Sweden. While research…