Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions

Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions

Muhammad Zakria (University of Minho, Portugal), Paulo Miguel Vila Nova dos Santos (University of Aveiro, Portugal), António Carrizo Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Jorge Mota (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 2327-350X|EISSN: 2327-3518|ISBN13: 9781522591719|ISBN10: 1522591710|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522591726|EISBN13: 9781522591733
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012
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Zakria, Muhammad, Paulo Miguel Vila Nova dos Santos, António Carrizo Moreira and Jorge Mota. "Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions." Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market. IGI Global, 2019. 239-258. Web. 11 Jan. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012

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Zakria, M., Nova dos Santos, P. M., Moreira, A. C., & Mota, J. (2019). Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions. In E. Pereira, & P. Paoloni (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market (pp. 239-258). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012

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Zakria, Muhammad, Paulo Miguel Vila Nova dos Santos, António Carrizo Moreira and Jorge Mota. "Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions." In Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market, ed. Elisabeth T. Pereira and Paola Paoloni, 239-258 (2019), accessed January 11, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012

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This chapter addresses some of the misconceptions regarding female entrepreneurship and how different notions in different contexts lay the ground for further misalignments in the entrepreneurial process. It also addresses how contextual issues affect social and economic underpinnings in different countries. Stereotypes in traditional and modern societies and the barriers to gender equality results in unequal distribution of resources, which are further reflected on the characteristics of entrepreneurs leading to potential hindrances to female entrepreneurship from contextual issue. The need to recognize the diversity that exists among different contexts and the level of impact on female entrepreneurship is reflected on society. Finally, the chapter offers a tentative outlook for further research into female entrepreneurship through the discussion of contextual issues and conclusions.

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