The composition of political assemblies and executives at all territorial levels often fails to reflect the gender diversity of the population they represent. The European Parliament elections held in June 2024 were an opportunity for progress, but rather resulted in a decline in the...

This study presents a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis focused on female-led nanoenterprises in rural contexts, a marginal yet increasingly relevant category within enterprise research. Despite the growing attention to micro and small businesses, nanoenterprises-defined as...

Economic research on gender gaps has focused on variation based on the binary classification of “men” and “women”. We explore whether a self-reported continuous measure of gender identity (CGI) explains variation in economic decisions and outcomes beyond the relationship with binary...

The paper investigates gender biases and differential treatment of women and men in the business start-up phase. A sample of 498 entrepreneurs from Slovakia participated in an online experiment and evaluated three fictitious business plans in terms of the applicants' competence, likeability, and...

Many real-world scenarios involve explore-exploit decisions, balancing the pursuit of better opportunities with securing a certain but potentially suboptimal outcome. Do gendered approaches to these decisions exist? This study investigates gender differences in exploration and competition...

This guide is structured in three standalone yet complementary and interlinked parts, which cover different topics relevant to SOGIESC in asylum. Cross-cutting elements provides information and guidance that are cross-cutting and relevant to both asylum procedure and reception, including legal...

Despite ongoing efforts and interventions to promote balanced representation of women and men in political decision-making within the EU, and some progress over time, the overall situation remains one of imbalance, with key positions largely occupied by men. There is now gender balance in the...

This guide is structured in three standalone yet complementary and interlinked parts, which cover different topics relevant to SOGIESC in asylum. Cross-cutting elements provides information and guidance that are cross-cutting and relevant to both asylum procedure and reception, including legal...

This Special Eurobarometer survey aims at exploring perceptions around gender stereotypes and at measuring the extent to which these are still common among EU citizens. The survey partly builds on previous Special Eurobarometer studies on gender equality conducted on the topic of 'Gender...

Purpose: This study investigates how the business environment affects the entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) of female university students in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the research examines the role of perceived social norms (PSNs) as a mediator and self-efficacy as a moderator....

This chapter traces the evolution of the study of gender in the labor market, focusing on how academic thinking on this topic has evolved alongside real world developments in gender inequality from the 1980s to the present. We present a simple model of female labor supply to illustrate how...

Economic research on gender gaps has focused on variation based on the binary classification of "men" and "women". We explore whether a self-reported continuous measure of gender identity (CGI) explains variation in economic decisions and outcomes beyond the relationship with binary gender. We...

The systematic study of power asymmetries and inequalities between women and men and nonbinary genders, have long been overlooked in development research. Within the complex framework of SDGs that, on the one hand aim at improving the quality of human life but, on the other hand, cement the...

The research aims to explore consumer perceptions of masculinity in advertising in an innovative approach. The authors aimed to determine which type of masculinity and which brand and masculinity archetypes consumers favor in a masculine character. That would help the advertisers understand what...

Economic research on gender gaps in preferences and economic outcomes has focused on variation with respect to sex-a binary classification as either a "man" or "woman." We validate a novel and simple measure of self-reported continuous gender identity (CGI) and explore whether gender identity...

Worldwide, gender equality remains a barrier for women seeking career advancement in corporations. Despite the globalization of corporate social responsibility programs, women have not achieved positional parity with men within the managerial hierarchy. The purpose of this integrative review was...

This paper answers the call for a deeper understanding of innovation issues in relation to female entrepreneurship. In doing so, it offers a comprehensive and updated picture of the state of the art of management research on innovation in women-owned firms. Specifically, by conducting a...

This chapter traces the evolution of the study of gender in the labor market, focusing on how academic thinking on this topic has evolved alongside real world developments in gender inequality from the 1980s to the present. We present a simple model of female labor supply to illustrate how...

Gender stereotypes pose an important hurdle on the way to gender equality. It is difficult to quantify the problem, though, as stereotypical beliefs are often subconscious or not openly expressed. User-generated content (UGC) opens up novel opportunities to overcome such challenges, as the...