Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda

In various regions of the world, there is great concern about existing gender differences, which could affect opportunities for economic growth, and how to mitigate them. Entrepreneurship is of great importance to the economy and in a global society, and it is a hot topic for interested public decis...

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Autores principales: Mercedes Barrachina Fernández, Maria del Carmen García-Centeno, Carmen Calderón Patier
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:abf425dc547443418ee959a36f29e0ff2021-11-11T19:42:12ZWomen Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda10.3390/su1321120472071-1050https://doaj.org/article/abf425dc547443418ee959a36f29e0ff2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12047https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050In various regions of the world, there is great concern about existing gender differences, which could affect opportunities for economic growth, and how to mitigate them. Entrepreneurship is of great importance to the economy and in a global society, and it is a hot topic for interested public decision makers due to its growing importance in economic activity—as it creates jobs, increases competitiveness and modernizes the economy. Sustainability is also a critical topic when designing the future economy, and combining female entrepreneurship with sustainability results in a very interesting topic to be evaluated when pursuing sustainable development. This paper tries to shed light on the relationship between female entrepreneurship and sustainability by analyzing 28 different papers from the Web of Science (WoS) database. Its main conclusion supports the idea that awareness of women is relevant to sustainability when starting a new company. However, further research is required due to the novelty of the topic and also the existing gaps in knowledge.Mercedes Barrachina FernándezMaria del Carmen García-CentenoCarmen Calderón PatierMDPI AGarticlefemale entrepreneurshipsustainabilitySustainable Development Goalsentrepreneur womenEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12047, p 12047 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic female entrepreneurship
sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
entrepreneur women
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle female entrepreneurship
sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
entrepreneur women
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Mercedes Barrachina Fernández
Maria del Carmen García-Centeno
Carmen Calderón Patier
Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
description In various regions of the world, there is great concern about existing gender differences, which could affect opportunities for economic growth, and how to mitigate them. Entrepreneurship is of great importance to the economy and in a global society, and it is a hot topic for interested public decision makers due to its growing importance in economic activity—as it creates jobs, increases competitiveness and modernizes the economy. Sustainability is also a critical topic when designing the future economy, and combining female entrepreneurship with sustainability results in a very interesting topic to be evaluated when pursuing sustainable development. This paper tries to shed light on the relationship between female entrepreneurship and sustainability by analyzing 28 different papers from the Web of Science (WoS) database. Its main conclusion supports the idea that awareness of women is relevant to sustainability when starting a new company. However, further research is required due to the novelty of the topic and also the existing gaps in knowledge.
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author Mercedes Barrachina Fernández
Maria del Carmen García-Centeno
Carmen Calderón Patier
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Maria del Carmen García-Centeno
Carmen Calderón Patier
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title Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
title_short Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
title_full Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
title_fullStr Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
title_full_unstemmed Women Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Review and Research Agenda
title_sort women sustainable entrepreneurship: review and research agenda
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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