Networking Increases the Probability of Women's Start-Ups in EMDEs

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27510%2F24%3A10255535" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27510/24:10255535 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647" target="_blank" >10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Networking Increases the Probability of Women's Start-Ups in EMDEs
Original language description
In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), entrepreneurship and self-employment, particularly among women, play a pivotal role as a means of livelihood. Unfortunately, the share of women participating in these activities is significantly lower compared to men, which has a negative effect on both the development of these countries and gender equality. Usual programs that support women's entrepreneurship are costly. We aim to explore the role of social networks for the entrepreneurial entry of women in EMDEs, as women can 'help themselves' through their development and activation. Our results, using GEM data for 53 low- and middle-income countries for the period 2011-2018, revealed that an entrepreneur on the women's social network increases the probability of their entrepreneurial entry by 3.3 percentage points. Our results also suggest that social networks represent an important source of information that enhances the determination of women to take advantage of good business opportunities, increases the positive effect of self-assessed start-up skills on entrepreneurial entry, and raises awareness of business risks. Based on these results (confirmed by robustness and causality checks), we can recommend supporting networking between entrepreneurs and women by targeted policy measures.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50200 - Economics and Business

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA22-31909S" target="_blank" >GA22-31909S: Gender gaps in start-ups, innovation and inclusive growth in emerging market and developing countries.</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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