Gender inequality in the division of family work is vastly corroborated and work-family balance is an important topic in the female entrepreneurship field of research. Even if work-family balance should be a necessity indiscriminately perceived by all women and men who have a paid job, it is a...

The role of women in entrepreneurship, management and corporate governance is regarded as central to the development and welfare of economies. Since the early 1980s, there has been increased interest in women managers and entrepreneurs, often from an interdisciplinary approach, combining, for...

During the financial crisis banks faced liquidity shocks, and lending slowed down. The reduction in credit availability was due to demand- and supply-side factors. The decrease in turnover and investment led to a contraction of financial needs; on the other hand, the tightening of credit supply...