ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Risk Aversion, The Contemporary Review
Document Summary
The growth in interest in the small business sector, coupled with a rise in the number of women moving into self-employment, prompted a number of studies investigating the issue of gender and enterprise. Whilst the volume and influence of research that considers gender is still somewhat limited, particularly that which considers the small business sector as a whole, there is evidence its quality and scope have developed greater sophistication and methodological maturity. Over the past 30 years there have been increases in the number of women entering self-employment and business ownership, although the rate of increase has varied widely from country to country. Importantly, women have been identified as a largely untapped pool of entrepreneurial talent by national and international government agencies. A key issue in international comparative assessments of the numbers and trends relating to women"s business ownership lies in the differences in the definitions of what constitutes women-owned businesses.
