Women’s entrepreneurship in economic and sociological research
- Authors: Taranukha Y.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Issue: No 5 (2024)
- Pages: 86-97
- Section: Social and economic studies
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0869-0499/article/view/281125
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869049924050071
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/JUQJWJ
- ID: 281125
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Abstract
The development of women’s entrepreneurship is a potential source of economic growth. An analysis of research by economists and sociologists reveals the process of comprehending women’s entrepreneurship. The aim is to identify the specifics of studying women’s entrepreneurship. Attention is focused on the evolution of approaches to the interpretation of women’s entrepreneurship and the identification of factors that determine its activity. The conclusion is that behind the external similarity with male entrepreneurship, the activation of women’s entrepreneurship serves as evidence of the desire to establish gender equality. The practical significance of the article lies in the identification of obstacles that hinder the development of women’s business.
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About the authors
Yury V. Taranukha
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: yu.taranukha@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7578-874X
Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Professor of the Department of Political Economy, Faculty of Economics
Russian Federation, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 46, Moscow, 199991References
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