Why Research on Women Entrepreneurs Needs New Directions

Helene Ahl

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00138.x

Why Research on Women Entrepreneurs Needs New Directions

School of Education and Communication, and at the Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden.

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2006 open access

Research articles on women's entrepreneurship reveal, in spite of intentions to the contrary and in spite of inconclusive research results, a tendency to recreate the idea of women as being secondary to men and of women's businesses being of less significance or, at best, as being a complement. Based on a discourse analysis, this article discusses what research practices cause these results. It suggests new research directions that do not reproduce women's subordination but capture more and richer aspects of women's entrepreneurship.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00138.x
Volume: 30 (5)
Pages: 595-621
Language: en
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