mainly employ the theory of entrepreneurship and theory of planned behaviour in the theory-driven studies. Implications … attention of women entrepreneurship researchers. Contribution & Value Added: This study contributes to the literature by …

We develop a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation (LFP) and entrepreneurship faced by women … women entrepreneurs. However, there is one area in which female entrepreneurs have an advantage: the hiring of female …, policies promoting female entrepreneurship can significantly increase female LFP even without explicitly targeting female LFP …