International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 5 Issue 1

Studies on women's entrepreneurship from Nordic countries and beyond

Leona Achtenhagen, Malin Tillmar

The purpose of this paper is to direct attention to recent research on women's entrepreneurship, focusing on Nordic countries.

Entrepreneurship within social and health care: A question of identity, gender and professionalism

Anne Kovalainen, Johanna Österberg‐Högstedt

This article aims to look first at how entrepreneurial identity fits into the picture we currently have of social and health care professionals who most often work in paid…

Wind beneath my wings: policies promoting high‐growth oriented women entrepreneurs

Susan Clark Muntean

While numerous comparative studies have measured women's participation in starting or owning a business, the factors stimulating their engagement in highly productive…

Networking women entrepreneurs: fruitful for business growth?

Maria Bogren, Yvonne von Friedrichs, Øystein Rennemo, Øystein Widding

The purpose of this paper is to explore the kinds of contacts and networks women find supportive in their role as business leaders, and which also support their willingness to…

Women business ventures in Swedish university incubators

Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand, Diamanto Politis

Despite a growing interest in both women and university academic entrepreneurship, there are very few studies addressing women's academic entrepreneurship. The authors address…

Theorizing about gender and entrepreneurship: bridging the gap with social psychology

Sylvain Max, Valérie Ballereau

The purpose of this paper is to approach women's entrepreneurship from a social psychological perspective, with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the…

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