Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Bibliographic Data

ID22201660
AuthorsGiorgia Salis (Universidad La Salle), Martin Flegl (0000-0002-9944-8475, Universidad La Salle)
Year2021
Volume5
Issue1
Pages83-102
Publication date2021-04-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChanging Societies and Personalities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2587-6104 • E-ISSN: 2587-8964
PublisherUral Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.15826/csp.2021.5.1.123
OpenAlexW3155132548
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Women entrepreneurs have progressively gained more space in what is mostly a man-dominated business world. However, a considerable gender gap in the likelihood of starting a business venture still exists in most countries in the world. Such gap can vary depending on the country and on its socio-cultural, legal and economic conditions among others. In this paper, Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the Human Development Index of 55 countries are tested in order to identify what factors have a positive effect on the gender gap. Results indicate that the most influential factor is the Human Development index, meaning that the more developed a country is, the lower the gender gap in the entrepreneurship is. In addition, the results also indicate that a lower level of gender gap is also observed in rather individualistic, pragmatic and risk-adverse cultures

Business · Collectivism · Cross-cultural · Demographic economics · Economic freedom · Economic geography · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Gender gap · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Uncertainty avoidance · Anthropology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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