International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 9 Issue 4

Female underperformance or goal orientated behavior?

John Watson, Michael Stuetzer, Roxanne Zolin

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of an owner’s growth goal on the relationship between the gender of new venture owners and the growth outcomes of…

Revisited: how gender role stereotypes affect the image of entrepreneurs among young adults

Verena Meyer, Silke Tegtmeier, Stefanie Pakura

Entrepreneurship is shaped by a male norm, which has been widely demonstrated in qualitative studies. The authors strive to complement these methods by a quantitative approach…

Challenging gender norms and practices through women’s entrepreneurship

M. Emilia Bianco, Margaret Lombe, Mara Bolis

The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of women’s entrepreneurship to bring about greater gender equality. Understanding women’s entrepreneurship as a gendered…

Gender diversity and innovation in mining – a corpus-based discourse analysis

Ylva Fältholm, Cathrine Norberg

The purpose of this study is to gain increased knowledge about gender diversity and innovation in mining by analyzing how women are discursively represented in relation to these…

Making meaning as well as money: the experience of young female entrepreneurs

Kate V. Lewis

The aim of this paper is to focus on the meaning of entrepreneurial work for young female entrepreneurs. Specific domains of exploratory emphasis are: the link between the…