In this present paper, we investigate gender-related differences in the survival of ventures financed through equity crowdfunding. Based on a study of 220 enterprises that pursued equity crowdfunding in Germany between January 2011 and November 2017, we find that the presence of females in the...

This paper is concerned with whether women are less likely to express business start-up intentions because of a less favourable attitude to risk. Previous research suggests that attitude to risk differs significantly between genders, but has not addressed the question of whether this contributes...