ABSTRACT
Women accomplish nearly two-thirds of total work around the world (including household duties), comprise one-third of the formal labor force, but women receive one-tenth of the world's income and own only one-hundredth of the world’s property. Entrepreneurship is a vehicle for advancing the lives of women around the world. This book brings together 49 distinguished entrepreneurship scholars to provide a unique global vision of the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs necessary for fostering sustainable development and inclusive societies.
Although gender inequality is an important issue, solutions leading to gender parity are far from reaching ideal levels in the formal workplace and globally. Meanwhile the number of women involved in entrepreneurship is growing exponentially because there are more opportunities for women to own a business and be their own boss. This offers women the most desirable and flexible working conditions that better align with women’s lifestyles and multiple family responsibilities. However, entrepreneurial activities are demanding and complex; compared to men, women face special challenges that deserve close attention. This book presents research and programs to effectively support women entrepreneurs in reaching levels of wellbeing required to ensure business sustainability and personal prosperity.
Offering a diversity perspectives from around the globe, The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship is of great interest to academics and practitioners working in teaching and research in disciplines including business management, entrepreneurship, oganizational change, human centered management, human resources, sustainable development, and women’s studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|195 pages
The Americas
chapter 1|20 pages
The multiplier effect of wellbeing of women entrepreneurs
chapter 2|17 pages
Women entrepreneurs
chapter 4|15 pages
Wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the United States
chapter 5|17 pages
Women founders of STEM firms in the United States
chapter 6|12 pages
The expat entrepreneur
chapter 8|17 pages
Women in entrepreneurship from failure to wellbeing
chapter 9|17 pages
Entrepreneurship as therapy
chapter 11|14 pages
Wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in rural Cusco, Peru
chapter 12|17 pages
Entrepreneurial engagement, empowerment, and wellbeing of Caribbean women
part 2|98 pages
Europe
chapter 13|19 pages
Why women entrepreneurs undertake lower radical growth modalities than do men
chapter 17|19 pages
Entrepreneurial life-puzzle and wellbeing
part 3|14 pages
Europe – Central Asia
chapter 19|12 pages
Grameen microcredit model of social entrepreneurship
part 4|34 pages
South Asia
part 5|14 pages
Middle East
chapter 22|12 pages
Exploring degrees of wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in refugee settlements in the Middle East
part 6|46 pages
Africa
chapter 25|12 pages
Hired domestic help
part 7|14 pages
Australia