Die seit langem diagnostizierten ""Schieflagen"" in den ökonomischen und sozialen Relationen der Geschlechter haben sich eher verfestigt als ausgeglichen – das bestätigen die aktuellen Analysen in diesem Band. Bei Empfängerinnen von Hartz IV oder Arbeitnehmerinnen im Niedriglohnsektor hat...

In western industrialized countries men are on average more than twice as active in entrepreneurship as women. Based on data from a recent representative survey of the adult population in Germany this paper uses an empirical model for the decision to become self-employed to test for differences...

This book examines three distinct contributions to the study of entrepreneurship. Firstly, it contributes to both sociological and institutional theories of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur. Secondly, it presents a cross-national comparative framework for the multilevel analysis of...

In western industrialized countries men are on average more than twice as active in entrepreneurship as women. Based on data from a recent representative survey of the adult population in Germany this paper uses an empirical model for the decision to become self-employed to test for differences...