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Women and entrepreneurship: an alluring or luring option

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posted on 2023-05-20, 03:52 authored by Mahadeo, JD, Dusoye, IC, Aujayeb-Rogbeer, A
Female entrepreneurship has caught greater attention in the last years in light of tangible evidence of the significance of innovative business formation for economic growth (Mordi et al., 2010). The objectives of the study are two-fold: 1) to identify the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs; 2) to determine the gap (if any) that exists between their male counterparts. The disparities spotted were in terms of the nature, sector and propensity of growth of businesses which male and female entrepreneurs opted for. The challenges behind the need to start a small business is different for male and female entrepreneurs, these constitute the reasons why they differ. One important theme which was common to both genders was family and was articulated as being higher than the self by both men and women. It can be concluded that in Mauritius, the gap between male and female entrepreneurs remain the fundamental issue within the entrepreneurship domain to be tackled with by the authorities. On the other hand, the facilities provided by governmental and private institutions are similar, but in the subtle reality women are treated in another way.

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Publication title

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volume

25

Pagination

351-371

ISSN

1741-8054

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Inderscience Publishers

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

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