International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 8 Issue 4

Mapping the gendered ecosystem: The evolution of measurement tools for comparative high-impact female entrepreneur development

Ruta Aidis, Julie Weeks

There is a growing understanding that gender-blind business support measures do not assist women’s enterprise development to the extent that they assist its male equivalent…

Self-employment of men supported by female breadwinners

Claudia Gather, Lena Schürmann, Heinz Zipprian

This paper aims to look at the multiple embeddedness of male self-employment by focusing on entrepreneurship of men supported by female breadwinners.

Gender, family and business: An empirical study of incorporated self-employed individuals in the US

Xuguang Guo, Jon M. Werner

This paper aims to examine the relationship between family responsibilities and family support, on the one hand, and decisions by men and women concerning owning a business, as…

An evaluation of human capital theory and female entrepreneurship in sub-Sahara Africa: Some evidence from Ghana

Kwame Adom, Irene Tiwaa Asare-Yeboa

The study aims to evaluate critically how the elements of human capital theory such as level of education, area of education, training and prior work experience influence female…

The use of mobile phones to support women’s entrepreneurship in the Arab countries

Nisreen A. Ameen, Rob Willis

This paper aims to investigate how mobile phones can be used to support women’s entrepreneurship in Arab countries. The objective is to explore new ways to close the gender gaps…

Women’s entrepreneurship in Iran: How are women owning and managing home-based businesses motivated to grow?

Meisam Modarresi, Zahra Arasti, Kambiz Talebi, Maghsoud Farasatkhah

The purpose of this paper is to identify the growth motivations of women owning and managing home-based businesses (HBBs) in Iran.