Dodging the glass ceiling? Networks and the new wave of women entrepreneurs

By S. Weiler, A. Bernasek. 2001

224 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Management of Technology and Innovation

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In Economics and Econometrics

1. Olav Sorenson
2. Toby E. Stuart
3. A. Malach-Pines
4. P. Devereaux Jennings
5. J. Winn
6. Nada Kobeissi
7. Dafna Schwartz
8. Lee Fleming

In Gender Studies

1. M. Sharifian
2. P. Devereaux Jennings
3. J. Winn
4. Nada Kobeissi
5. Dafna Schwartz
6. Jennifer E. Jennings

In Management of Technology and Innovation

1. Olav Sorenson
2. Toby E. Stuart
3. M. Lerner
4. P. Devereaux Jennings
5. J. Winn
6. Nada Kobeissi
7. A. Pines
8. Dafna Schwartz

Citations in the corpus

• Living the Dream? Assessing the “Entrepreneurship as Emancipation” Perspective in a Developed Region (2016, background): “The women’s entrepreneurship literature is replete with descriptions of businesses founded in response to the “frustration and discontent with corporate life” (Heilman & Chen, 2003, p. 347; see also Hughes, 2003; Weiler & Bernasek, 2001; Winn, 2004).”
• Now you see them, now you don't: gender differences in entrepreneurship (2008, background): “While research interest and the number of women entrepreneurs have accelerated radically (Weiler and Bernasek, 2001) and women-owned businesses represent the In this paper, the term “sexes” denotes the grouping of people into male and female categories whereas the term gender refers to the meanings…”
• Strategic networks and entrepreneurial ventures (2007, background): “In one exception, Renzulli, Aldrich, and Moody (2000) found that in a sample of 353 would-be entrepreneurs, women had fewer diverse networks than men, and that the lack of multiplicity in women’s networks impeded the identifi cation of entrepreneurial opportunities and the transition to company form”
• Women Entrepreneurs: Can We Remove the Barriers? (2005, background): “Many women report frustration with demanding and inflexible work environments (Hewlett, 2002), failure to break through the “glass ceiling” to higherpaid managerial positions (Glaser and Smalley, 1999; Weiler and Bernasek, 2001 ), or the belief that working for a large corporation will not accommod”
• Gender differences in entrepreneurship: Equality, diversity and inclusion in times of global crisis (2010, background): “Despite this growing interest, and despite the fact that the number of women entrepreneurs has accelerated radically in recent years (Weiler and Bernasek, 2001), women’s entrepreneurship potential has only started to materialize.”
• Gender factors and female entrepreneurship: International evidence and policy implications (2010, background): “Such persistent and long-term discriminatory gaps, in terms of access to higher wage occupations or in terms of equal pay for comparable work, have been reported to constitute a major force leading women toward self-employment (Weiler and Bernasek 2001; Appleton et al. 1999; Boden 1999).”