Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons behind the significant gender gaps observed in entrepreneurial interest among adolescents. Specifically, the authors aim to test multiple models that analyze direct and indirect relationships between work and leadership experience,...

The number of women creating new businesses is increasing, but the number involved in entrepreneurial activities is still much lower than the number of men.To better understand this gender disparity, the career motivations, self-perceptions, and attitudes of adolescents interested in becoming...

Purpose – Informed by socialist feminist theory, the purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of societal factors such as governmental policies, labor market structure, social norms, and gender ideology on the experiences and practices of women small business owners in Sweden....