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Business Lessons From a “Mompreneurs” Network
Author(s) -
RichommeHuet Katia,
Vial Virginie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
global business and organizational excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1932-2062
pISSN - 1932-2054
DOI - 10.1002/joe.21550
Subject(s) - realm , entrepreneurship , obstacle , phenomenon , balance (ability) , isolation (microbiology) , public relations , business , population , economic growth , marketing , sociology , management , political science , economics , psychology , finance , law , physics , demography , microbiology and biotechnology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , biology
Though unisex in concept, the realm of entrepreneurship is heavily dominated by men, with women representing only about one third of this population. Because of and as a result of this imbalance, the institutional environment in which entrepreneurship flourishes is still largely designed by and for men. Over the past decade, female entrepreneurs with young children have launched a worldwide “mompreneurship” movement, defining the practice of entrepreneurship as allowing for a balance between business and family responsibilities. A study of a French mompreneurship network explores this new phenomenon and pinpoints the specifics of this practice. While enabling mompreneurs to overcome the classical entrepreneur's obstacle of isolation, the network also helps these workers tap into the practical support they need to enable their businesses to flourish. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.