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The gender gap in entrepreneurship has been observed for a long time, explained by both female-specific and gender … economic dynamics on female entrepreneurship. Economic dynamics is a persistent process affected simultaneously by both … dynamics on female entrepreneurship in the long- and medium-run. The study concerns the countries of the Visegrad Group …
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This paper explores the decision to become a mother among women in the technology industry, particularly if there is an "optimal context" regarding startup development (business stage and size). Eighteen interviews were conducted with an international sample of women founders and analyzed using...
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A methodological approach to the concept of female entrepreneurship concept has not yet been treated: is female … entrepreneurship an individual or collective concept? Is it considered a social or natural variable? The purpose of this research is to … clear up these alternatives, which are preparatory questions for any research into female entrepreneurship that wishes to …
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Women entrepreneurship is considered by many researchers as an imminent phenomenon of the 21st century, especially for … assess the driving factors, challenges, and perspectives of woman entrepreneurship in a post-communist country context. As …
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The spur of innovative startups has provided an unprecedented opportunity for female entrepreneurship. However, the …
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This paper constructs a culturally appropriate model for Muslim women's empowerment in management and leadership positions that addresses sustainability goals of quality education, gender equality, economic growth and reducing inequalities, as well as national and cultural differences from...
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We investigated the parameters of authenticity, balance, and challenge as viewed through the lens of the Kaleidoscope Career Model to discern the career motives of women who opted out and then returned to the workforce. We also were interested in comparing women and men in their leader...
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This article is concerned with the implications of casual, non-permanent forms of employment that have become a common cultural practice in higher education. It proposes that contractual terms of employment have important implications for women and leadership in higher education, since to pursue...
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This article argues that Higher Education Institutions should adopt positive action in recruitment and promotion to tackle women's under-representation in senior leadership roles. In a tie-break situation where two candidates are "as qualified as each other", section 159 of the UK Equality Act...
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As recent graduates of a women's-only leadership development program in higher education in the United States, we used autoethnography as a research methodology to provide critical insight into effective women's leadership programming and evaluation. The potential of this methodology as both a...
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