Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse national state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship, in … on a combination of Mayoux's framework of paradigms in support of women's entrepreneurship, Rees' approach to gender … of the varying policy goals, underlying paradigms and approaches in state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how women entrepreneurs experience entrepreneurship in the Canadian …”, meaning opposition and sabotage from male subordinates. Social implications – Women considering entrepreneurship should expect …'s entrepreneurship in male‐dominated settings and introduces the concept of “thorny floors” to research on women's advancement and …

‐based entrepreneurship policy and programme design. The geographic scope is limited to Nova Scotia (eastern Canada). Practical implications …

perceived feasibility and perceived desirability, and to explore gender differences in perceptions of entrepreneurship education … tense, reluctant and concerned about entrepreneurship. In terms of entrepreneurial intention, there are fewer gender … implications – The findings of this paper could help guide educators and policy makers in designing effective entrepreneurship …

. Originality/value – While replication studies are rare in entrepreneurship, they are an important tool for accumulating …

Purpose – As a social construct, entrepreneurship is portrayed as an unashamedly masculine endeavour. This forms the … basis for much feminist research in entrepreneurship. Despite a sustained research effort in the field of gendered … entrepreneurship research this polarised viewpoint remains under researched from the perspective of masculinity. Rather than perpetuate …

Purpose – Applying theories of entrepreneurship, the paper aims to identify the factors – with theoretical explanations …. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between immigration, ethnicity, gender and entrepreneurship has received … for not only addressing the barriers but also viewing the barriers as ways to promote entrepreneurship among such minority …