We develop a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation (LFP) and entrepreneurship faced by women … in India. We find substantial barriers to LFP, and higher costs of expanding businesses through the hiring of workers for … women entrepreneurs. However, there is one area in which female entrepreneurs have an advantage: the hiring of female …

Gender inequality is one of the oldest problems in society. From the ancient period itself, women were neglected in the … society because their role was only confined to the four walls of the house (which means women are only for taking care of the … family); but now, it is the globalized era in which men and women are equal. Here, gender itself is immaterial so we have to …

to growing economies, and women's entrepreneurship is a vehicle of economic and social development. This special issue … publishes papers that address the general lack of research on high growth women's entrepreneurship. In this introduction article …

Women's role in economic development is commonly admitted. But in many countries, women's economic activities are still … an extension of historical domestic occupation. In this article, we analyze the Haitian women entrepreneurial situation … and show that women empowerment currently claimed by many actors is more romantic than economically pragmatic since women …

research seeks to uncover decisive aspects of socioeconomic improvement of poverty alleviation in women … entrepreneurshipMethodology: Data of 300 women entrepreneurs from three different states in Malaysia participated in the study. We have analyzed …