Breaking stereotypes and taboos in women's entrepreneurship : New evidence around old paradigms
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2022
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Thesis
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110 p.
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Universidad del Desarrollo. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Abstract
This research references two articles that provide theoretical and empirical evidence that
counters female entrepreneurship stereotypes and taboos. The first paper tests three
gender-stereotypical assumptions prevalent in the entrepreneurship literature: the female
gender decreases the propensity for entrepreneurship, women are less willing to enter
high-growth industries, and women's valuation of entrepreneurial skills reduces their
likelihood of entrepreneurship. A multivariate probit model to test these assumptions was
implemented using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for eight countries in the period
2009–2016. The findings show that the female gender does not decrease the probability
of being an entrepreneur and that perceived entrepreneurial skills influence the
entrepreneurial propensity of men and women equally. The results indicate that the female
gender reduces the likelihood of entrepreneurship in a high-growth industry. The second
article discusses the influence of entrepreneurship on the empowerment and emancipation
of female entrepreneurs in the Global South countries. Using the World Values Survey,
this study provides empirical evidence of how entrepreneurship affects women's
empowerment and emancipation differently depending on the Global South country and
compared with other occupational choices, such as full-time employees and homemakers.
Our study includes provocative implications in a discussion about gender dynamics, and
the most vulnerable women enrolled in entrepreneurial activities in hostile/fragile
institutional contexts.
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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Universidad del
Desarrollo for the academic degree of Doctor in Business Economics
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Emprendimiento femenino, Brechas de género, GEM, Sur Global, 040008C