This study investigates whether and when during the life cycle women fall behind in terms of career progression because … establishment as well as in combination with an establishment change. Women with children are 1.6 percentage points less likely … promoted than women without children; this is what we refer to as the family gap in climbing the career. We find that mothers …

means of self-realization, independence and personal growth. However,Women, appear relatively few to engage in this career … path. Indeed, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs (AFEM) estimates that the number of women entrepreneurs does not … exceed 10,000, which represents barely 0.5% of women's employment in the formal sector and about 10% of the number total …