Participation of Women and Men in Entrepreneurship in Various Countries

• Authors: Iuliia Pinkovetskaia , Anton Lebedev , Natalya Rokunova , Natalya Shamina

Title variants

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Przedsiębiorczość kobiet i mężczyzn w różnych krajach

Abstracts

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Cel: ocena dominujących poziomów udziału kobiet i mężczyzn w działalności przedsiębiorczej we współczesnych gospodarkach narodowych. Metodologia: w artykule poruszono problem wyznaczenia wartości wskaźników charakteryzujących wczesny etap przedsiębiorczości; dojrzałą przedsiębiorczość, a także etap rezygnacji z działalności gospodarczej. Jako wstępne informacje wykorzystano wyniki ankiet przeprowadzonych w 59 krajach w ramach projektu Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Wnioski: w trakcie badań przeanalizowano dziewięć wskaźników charakteryzujących takie etapy, jak start-up i dojrzała przedsiębiorczość oraz zaprzestanie działalności. W badaniu opracowano funkcje, które ukazują rozkład wskaźników w 59 krajach, opisujących proporcje kobiet i mężczyzn na trzech głównych etapach przedsiębiorczości. Ograniczenia badawcze: ograniczenia badania dotyczą danych empirycznych, ponieważ uwzględniono jedynie 59 krajów. Oryginalność: uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że wśród wskaźników przedsiębiorczości w większości krajów występuje luka międzypłciowa, co oznacza, że kobiety prowadzą działalność gospodarczą w mniejszym stopniu niż mężczyźni. Przedstawione w artykule podejście metodologiczne do oceny różnic między płciami w zakresie przedsiębiorczości może znaleźć zastosowanie w dalszych badaniach.

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Purpose: The paper is devoted to the actual problem of the existing differences in women’s and men’s entrepreneurship. The aim of the research is to assess the prevailing levels of women’s and men’s participation in entrepreneurial activity in modern national economies. Methodology: The study dealt with the problem of determining indicator values characterizing the early stage of entrepreneurship; mature (sustainable) entrepreneurship, as well as quitting business activities. The results of the surveys conducted in 59 countries throughout the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project were used as initial information. Findings: In the course of the research, nine indicators characterizing such stages as start-up and sustainable entrepreneurship along with the cessation of this activity were examined. The study developed the functions that show the distribution of the indicators in 59 countries describing women’s and men’s proportions at three main stages of entrepreneurship. Research limitations: The study had limitations on empirical data due to the fact that only 59 countries were considered. Originality: The attained results have indicated that there is a gender gap among the indicators of entrepreneurship in most countries, which means that women participate in it to a smaller extent than men. The methodological approach to assessing gender differences in entrepreneurship presented in the article can be applied in further research.

Keywords

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stages of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurs; women; men; gender differences

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etapy przedsiębiorczości; przedsiębiorcy; kobiety; mężczyźni; różnice między płciami

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych
• Journal: Problemy Zarządzania
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4/2021 (94)
• Pages: 200-219

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Iuliia Pinkovetskaia

• Ulyanovsk State University, Ulyanovsk, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000282249031

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Anton Lebedev

• N. P. Ogarev’s Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000219275595

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Natalya Rokunova

• N. P. Ogarev’s Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000167293862

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Natalya Shamina

• N. P. Ogarev’s Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000155225205

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DOI

10.7172/1644-9584.94.11

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