ABSTRACT
This chapter offers an overview of critical arguments that analyse the influence of gender upon women's propensity and performance in terms of creating and managing entrepreneurial ventures. It explores the notion of social context and how this influences the enactment of gender and women's entrepreneurial activity. The chapter explores notions of intersectionality and positionality and concludes by considering the implications of these arguments for developing a future research agenda in the realm of female global entrepreneurship. The association among gender, women, entrepreneurial propensity, new venture creation and business ownership has been recognised in mainstream theorising since the latter part of the twentieth century. In substantive terms, there exists an increasing evidence base describing women's entrepreneurial behaviour that, in turn, offers empirical illustration of theoretical arguments. Intersectionality is a theoretical paradigm, originating in black feminism that has refined monolithic conceptions of gender and come to be accepted as a cornerstone of contemporary feminist scholarship.
