Studies on women's entrepreneurship from Nordic countries and beyond
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
ISSN: 1756-6266
Article publication date: 22 March 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to direct attention to recent research on women's entrepreneurship, focusing on Nordic countries.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper encourages research that investigates how context, at the micro, meso and macro level, is related to women's entrepreneurship, and acknowledges that gender is socially constructed.
Findings
This paper finds evidence that recent calls for new directions in women's entrepreneurship research are being followed, specifically with regard to how gender is done and how context is related to women's entrepreneurial activities.
Originality/value
This paper assesses trends in research on women's entrepreneurship, mainly from the Nordic countries.
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Citation
Achtenhagen, L. and Tillmar, M. (2013), "Studies on women's entrepreneurship from Nordic countries and beyond", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 4-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/17566261311305184
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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