Women’s entrepreneurship is not just an economic issue; it is seen as an important issue that includes gender equality …, democracy, family life quality and social welfare. This study is an effort to specify the motivations of women entrepreneurs in … data collection. The data were collected from women entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in Çesme, Izmir, and the number …

sector and address high levels of unemployment, particularly among women and the youth. This paper explores how one such … doubled the share of women in treated firms. Importantly, we find that these short-term effects persisted for at least three …