115 lines
3.7 KiB
YAML
115 lines
3.7 KiB
YAML
abstract: 'Plain English SummaryWomen entrepreneurs are less happy than men in
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low-income countries, while the opposite holds in high-income countries.
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This negative effect is stronger for less educated women, for women with
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children, and in countries with greater gender discrimination, low
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access to financial resources, and more traditional gender roles. This
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study documents a wellbeing gap between female and male entrepreneurs in
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countries with different levels of economic development. In low income
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countries, women entrepreneurs report lower subjective well-being
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relative to men, while in high-income countries, women entrepreneurs are
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happier than men. In low-income countries, women face more obstacles and
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constraints to being an entrepreneur, such as lower education, lack of
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childcare options, lack of access to finance, unfair legal treatment,
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and more sexist gender roles and traditions. The results are consistent
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with the proposition that in low-income countries women prefer wage
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employment. When their labor market outcomes are limited, they are more
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likely to be ``pushed{''''} into entrepreneurship and derive lower
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satisfaction from their entrepreneurial activities. The primary policy
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implications should aim at equalizing the playing field for men and
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women entrepreneurs, improving labor market conditions, and
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increasingwage-earning opportunities for women.
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The current study presents new evidence on the well-being of women
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entrepreneurs using data from the World Values Survey for 80 countries.
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Results indicate that in low- and middle-income countries, female
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entrepreneurs have lower well-being than male entrepreneurs, while in
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high-income countries, they have higher well-being. Several macro and
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micro-level mechanisms- institutional context, gender roles, and
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individual characteristics-that potentially moderate this relationship
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are explored. The gender gap in well-being is larger in countries with
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higher gender inequality, lower level of financial development, and
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stricter adherence to sexist gender roles. Additionally, women
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entrepreneurs with lower education, more children, and risk-averse
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preferences are more likely to report lower well-being. The results
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suggest several policy mechanisms that can be used to enhance the
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well-being of women entrepreneurs.'
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affiliation: 'Love, I (Corresponding Author), Univ Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822
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USA.
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Love, Inessa, Univ Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA.
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Nikolaev, Boris, Colorado State Univ, Ft Collins, CO USA.
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Dhakal, Chandra, Royal Thimphu Coll, Thimphu, Bhutan.'
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author: Love, Inessa and Nikolaev, Boris and Dhakal, Chandra
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author-email: ilove@hawaii.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Love
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given: Inessa
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- family: Nikolaev
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given: Boris
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- family: Dhakal
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given: Chandra
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11187-023-00769-z
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earlyaccessdate: MAY 2023
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eissn: 1573-0913
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files: []
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issn: 0921-898X
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journal: SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS
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keywords: 'Well-being; Women entrepreneurs; Institutions; Entrepreneurship;
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Non-economic outcomes'
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keywords-plus: 'FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS;
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LIFE
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SATISFACTION; SELF-EMPLOYMENT; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; SMALL FIRMS; HAPPINESS;
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CONSTRAINTS; DIVISION'
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language: English
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month: 2023 MAY 8
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number-of-cited-references: '149'
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papis_id: 6dbe4e023e39f9a9a243f527f024c5f5
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ref: Love2023wellbeingwomen
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'The well-being of women entrepreneurs: the role of gender inequality and gender
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roles'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000983901000003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '28'
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usage-count-since-2013: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Business; Economics; Management
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year: '2023'
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