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...

In this paper, we review recent developments in the fields of cognitive theory and risk in order to highlight generally overlooked dilemmas in entrepreneurship education. Such dilemmas concern the amount of planning necessary to succeed in creating a new business and the extent to which...