on a combination of Mayoux's framework of paradigms in support of women's entrepreneurship, Rees' approach to gender …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse national state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship, in … the Nordic countries, from a gender perspective. Design/methodology/approach – From an analytical gender perspective based …

Purpose – The purpose of this practitioner paper is to report on a recent discussion workshop exploring gender within … issue of gender aware entrepreneurship education is currently limited and so the workshop provided a useful think‐space for …

Japanese women. Outlining the institutional context of gender role and female entrepreneurship, and using two case studies of …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider gender role identity as an informal institution shaping female … Japanese female entrepreneurs as illustrative examples, the paper explores how gender role identity can be viewed as a core …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors which motivate women's informal micro‐entrepreneurship in … the whole sample. Findings – In contrast to the view that women's informal micro‐entrepreneurship is motivated only by … “involuntary exclusion from the labor market” or “poverty”, this paper has found that women's micro‐entrepreneurship can be …

current support available to women entrepreneurs and informs and aligns the provision of services to the needs of women across … the level of awareness of this support provision amongst women in the target area, as part of the larger pilot study. An … business support provision. Findings – Whilst for many women accessibility to training was a major issue, an area of greater …

Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the growth of women's businesses from a qualitative … investigates growth ambitions for women inside each identified “type” of growth platform and identifies critical motivation …/methodology/approach – The results are based on 191 women entrepreneurs. Data were analyzed by coding narrative statements from the survey into …

Purpose – This is a short article on the origins of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group in the UK. The purpose of the …/methodology/approach – The approach is based on the authors' practical experience and knowledge of the women's entrepreneurship policy context in … the UK. Findings – The coherence of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group, in both its membership and agenda, comes from a …