Gender Inequality and Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries

Olarewaju, Tolulope; Fernando, Julia

Abstract

Gender inequality refers to differences between males and females. Female entrepreneurship occurs when women engage in venture creation. Female entrepreneurship may be a route to women’s socioeconomic advancement in developing countries but this relies on the use of gender and context-sensitive measures to gauge success, as well as the presence of institutional support that facilitates women’s equitable access to the resources they need to start-up, grow, and sustain their business ventures.

Citation

Olarewaju, T., & Fernando, J. (2020). Gender Inequality and Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries. In Decent Work and Economic Growth (1-9). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_92-1

• Acceptance Date: Apr 13, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 28, 2020
• Publication Date: May 28, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jun 1, 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 1-9
• Series Title: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Series ISSN: 2523-7403
• Book Title: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• ISBN: 978-3-319-71058-7
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_92-1
• Additional Information: Received: 13 April 2020, 00:00:00; Accepted: 13 April 2020, 00:00:00; First Online: 28 May 2020