International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 16 Issue 4

Power to the she: early-stage female entrepreneurs and innovation

Katrina Brownell, Jill Kickul, Diana Hechavarria

Our study draws on gender role congruity theory to theorize and test an integrative conceptual model outlining how motives for entrepreneurial action explain the relationship…

Gender-differences in retirement from entrepreneurship: the influence of pension policies across Europe

Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen

The interest in older entrepreneurs increases due to population aging. Previous research showed clear gender-differences among older entrepreneurs. This study investigates whether…

Gender and business creation: similarities and differences

Paul D. Reynolds

This paper explores the scope and impact of gender in the process of starting new businesses, with a particular focus on understanding how participation, motivations and outcomes…

Crowd-funding to promote women entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review of the empirical studies conducted in the last decade (2012–2023)

Omika Bhalla Saluja

It aims to understand crowdfunding’s effect on women’s entrepreneurship and summarize key findings, methods, and challenges women face in using crowdfunding for financing.

Unleashing the potential: a bibliometric analysis of growth-oriented women entrepreneurship

Laura H. Koch, Andreas Kuckertz

This study scrutinizes the evolution of thematic directions in the domain of growth-oriented women entrepreneurship research over the past two decades. Furthermore, it explores…

Navigating gendered spaces: a feminist phenomenological exploration of women entrepreneurs lived experiences within government support agencies

Edicleia Oliveira, Serge Basini, Thomas M. Cooney

This article explores women entrepreneurs' lived experiences in their interactions with government enterprise support agencies. It investigates the relationship between gendering…

Women entrepreneurs in rural Nigeria: formal versus informal credit schemes

Wuraola Peter, Barbara Orser

This study examines why low-wealth women entrepreneurs forgo mobile enabled money services and government supported micro finance for informal, community-based revolving loans in…