Open AccessCultural factors and gender role in female entrepreneurship
Author(s) -
Alicia María Rubio-Bañón,
Nuria Esteban-Lloret
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
suma de negocios
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-910X
pISSN - 2027-5692
DOI - 10.1016/j.sumneg.2015.12.002
Subject(s) - entrepreneurship , humanities , masculinity , female entrepreneurs , sociology , women entrepreneurs , political science , gender studies , art , law
AbstractWomen play an important role in entrepreneurship although feminine entrepreneurship is lower than masculine entrepreneurship. However, the distance between both entrepreneurship rates (male–female) varies across countries because of the influence of different roles and stereotypes on entrepreneurial behavior. In order to understand those differences, this paper analyzes the distance between male and female entrepreneurship from a cultural perspective in 55 countries. Findings show that there is no clear relation between country masculinity and gender entrepreneurship breach