Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions

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Author(s): Muhammad Zakria (University of Minho, Portugal), Paulo Miguel Vila Nova dos Santos (University of Aveiro, Portugal), António Carrizo Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Jorge Mota (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Elisabeth T. Pereira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Paola Paoloni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012

Keywords: Business & Management / Business and Organizational Research / Business Science Reference / Management Science

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This chapter addresses some of the misconceptions regarding female entrepreneurship and how different notions in different contexts lay the ground for further misalignments in the entrepreneurial process. It also addresses how contextual issues affect social and economic underpinnings in different countries. Stereotypes in traditional and modern societies and the barriers to gender equality results in unequal distribution of resources, which are further reflected on the characteristics of entrepreneurs leading to potential hindrances to female entrepreneurship from contextual issue. The need to recognize the diversity that exists among different contexts and the level of impact on female entrepreneurship is reflected on society. Finally, the chapter offers a tentative outlook for further research into female entrepreneurship through the discussion of contextual issues and conclusions.

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