This paper analyzes gender differences in the investment activity of German small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs …

This paper provides the first evidence on gender differences in investment financing, credit application and credit … probability that they apply for credit is on average lower. Yet, this gender difference in the probability of credit application … is only evident when considering firms with negative or neutral sales expectations. There is no significant gender …

-headed microenterprises, particularly those with a higher baseline level of profits, to close the gender profit gap in performance and skills …

Occupational segregation significantly contributes to the earnings gender gap worldwide. We look at differences in …

This study analyzes differences by gender in the ownership of privately held U.S. firms and examines the role of gender … the differences by gender, we find that female-owned firms are 1) significantly smaller, as measured by sales, assets, and … control for other firm and owner characteristics. -- Credit ; discrimination ; entrepreneurship ; gender ; SSBF …

considered along gender lines. The paper argues that culture alone cannot fully capture any real or perceived gender differences … dynamics. Therefore governments as well as other funding agencies should realise that gender-specific enterprise support is …

This article uses data from the Kauffman Firm Survey to explore, by gender, the relationship of start up capital for … finding suggests that differences in financial capital are just one factor associated with the gender differences in the …

In this paper we study the relevance of the gender of the contracting parties involved in lending. We show that female … information available about the borrower and holds if we control for unobservable individual effects. The gender of the loan …

This study analyzes differences by gender in the ownership of privately held U.S. firms and examines the role of gender …. Looking at the differences by gender, we find that female-owned firms are 1) significantly smaller, as measured by sales … outcomes by gender are not likely to be caused by taste-based discrimination …

Chase Institute analyzed differences in small business financial performance by owner age and gender in order to provide … focus on gender and age as they relate to prevalence, firm size, cash flow, growth, longevity, and other factors. Our … analysis uncovers four key findings illustrating how small business financial performance varies by owner gender and age. First …