The Production of the Female Entrepreneurial Subject
A Space of Exclusion for Women of Color
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6408619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie Knight (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 151-159 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j501v27n03_10 |
| OpenAlex | W2044463357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Using critical discourse analysis, this paper examines how the female entrepreneurial subject is constructed/produced within entrepreneurial discourses, how this subject is racialized, gendered and classed, and examines what practices contribute to the shaping of the female entrepreneurial subject. I specifically look at four areas/discourses central to entrepreneurship; that of independence, self-definition/self-monitoring, networking, and women's abilities as businesswomen. I contend that contemporary self-employment discourses mirror those of neo-liberalism/modernization where the notion of the independent liberal subject has the ability to self-determine and self-monitor, which is a sign of autonomy and mastery of the self. I also argue that the space of women's entrepreneurship legitimizes white middle-class women's experiences and excludes women of color from becoming active subjects in entrepreneurial discourses
Autonomy · Entrepreneurship · Independence (probability theory · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Subject (documents · White (mutation · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |