Current management scholarship needs a deeper understanding of barriers to SME leadership among women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Women in Nigeria seeking promotion to leadership roles in SMEs continue to seek answers on how to surmount the multiple barriers hampering their leadership aspirations....

Women entrepreneurs are emerging as important players in the national economy, yet gender bias and stereotypes that still exist in organizations prevent firms from taking advantage of their leadership potential. At the same time, traditional leadership models are lacking in diversity, and...