Women's Entrepreneurship

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CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW1

Chapter Introduction1

Female Entrepreneurship1

Female Entrepreneurship in UK3

Obstacles to Innovative Entrepreneurship4

Work-Family Balance5

Men vs. Women (Work-Family Balance)6

Glass Ceilings7

Stereotypes and Individual Differences9

Chapter Summary10

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY11

Chapter Introduction11

Research Philosophy11

Research Approach12

Research Method13

Sample Size13

Data Collection Techniques14

Ethical Considerations in the Research14

Chapter Summary15

References16

Women's Entrepreneurship

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Chapter Introduction

This is the second chapter of the study. Through this chapter, researcher is going to have a thorough look on various aspects related women entrepreneurship. This chapter will let the reader understand that what work has been conducted previously in the particular subject area. A thorough demonstration of various studies conducted on women entrepreneurship is going to make the research work highly investigative, which is going to benefit the research objective ultimately. The topic of women or female entrepreneurship is as a business leader is almost an understudied in terms of a rigorous, empirical research, which is able to contribute in making the perceptions about these women revitalized. Along with that this might also contribute in the form of increasing the headcount of such women substantially.

Female Entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurs are seen as leaders in various communities. These efforts are resulting in the form of creation of new jobs, offering so many jobs especially to households which are dependent on female bread earners and at the same time contributing for the sustenance in the economy. These women are also portraying themselves as an example for other women which are need of motivation for starting up on their own (Minniti et al, 2004). In spite of all these facts women entrepreneurs have to confront so many criticisms which play role of some really big hurdle for them.

Women in most of cases are credited with their roles as primary caregivers of the children and also elderly people of the particular households. This is a very typical situation for the developing countries. But this is also a common perception for the females in developed nations, especially when these women are the only parent to the child. The fact which must be kept in mind at this point is that in both the situations women are able to contribute really well if they are given opportunity. As, in developing countries these women can contribute for the overall well being of the household and ultimately the economy (Oppedisano, 2004) and on the other hand in developed nations single mothers have no other option rather than earning bread for the house accompanied with all the other domestic responsibilities.

As stated by GEM, (2010), there have been a very few women when compared with men who go for starting up their own businesses, but still there is an increasing trend evident. Today women are more educated and are accompanied with self-confidence. These women are doing good jobs and are earning higher incomes as well, this fact exposing them towards probability of being entrepreneurs in future (Allen et al, 2008).

Still there is a huge amount of socio-economic and contextual factors which have been part of the arguments so far and are the fundamentals which are behind ...