Informal economy has a significant role in entrepreneurship, particularly, women entrepreneurs of rural area. It has … compared to the formal sector. On the other hand, women-owned businesses have drawn significant attention around the world. It … is observed that women start business for several reasons like financial support, earning livelihood for the family …

The health issues that self-employed women face are examined. More specifically, the relative effects of different … employment statuses are studied, including self-employment, wage employment, and unemployment, on women’s health between 1976 and … 1995.After a review of the literature on the relationship between health and self-employment, data from the Mature Women …

New forms of non-privileged employment for women and minorities are analyzed. Women's self-employment is perceived as … part of women's emancipation from discrimination and autonomy, but migrant entrepreneurship is still socially-embedded (or …-employment policies, (3) the integration of women in the labor market, and (4) the integration of migrant groups into systems of social …

enter self-employment out of unemployment or other disadvantageous circumstances. Women entrepreneurs are part of this … category. Differences among women's motivations, aspirations, and obstacles they face in becoming entrepreneurs are discussed … the needs of women entrepreneurs. The focus is on "new entrepreneurs," especially women and male immigrants, but models of …

, self-employment and entrepreneurship plays an important role, and in particular new venture creation by women. This chapter …

Little is known about self-employment as a career choice for women who marry a high-income spouse. We show that Swedish … women who are married to a high-income spouse are, on average, highly educated and more likely to pursue self … likelihood of self-employment before and after marriage for women who marry a spouse in the top 1, 0.5 and 0.1 percent to those …