gendered constraint for these businesses: childcare. We collect field data through unannounced visits to a sample of micro … buyers (i.e., mystery shoppers). We document that childcare duties in businesses are highly gendered: 37% of female owners … bring small children to work, compared with 0% of men. Childcare duties are correlated with a “baby-profit gap,” as …

This paper explores the decision to become a mother among women in the technology industry, particularly if there is an … international sample of women founders and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Findings suggest two sources of "mumpreneurs …" in technology ventures: (1) women who created a startup while young and childless, postponing maternity until the …

The present study investigates the relationship between the number of children in the household and mothers and fathers …

Better access to reproductive healthcare increases women's propensity to become entrepreneurs. Access correlates … income suggests it also improves success of female-led businesses. None of these results hold when tested on men, women above … better reproductive care enable more women to become entrepreneurs. I conclude by discussing various possible channels and …