Gender differences in self‐employment

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Gender Differences in Entrepreneurial Propensity (2013, unknown): “Gneezy et al. (2003) run experiments in Israel and provided evidence that men and women have different attitudes toward competition.”
Culture and entrepreneurial orientation: a multi-country study (2011, background): “For example, many women start businesses to become self-employed to balance work and family demands, thus creating a more flexible work schedule (Lombard 2001; DeMartino and Barbato 2003; Georgellis and Wall 2004 ), like starting an in-home day care center.”
Gender and field of study as determinants of self-employment (2010, background): “On the other hand, and in accordance with theoretical expectations, windfall gains such as an inheritance or redundancy payment increase the probability of switching to SE (Holtz-Eakin et al. 1994; Georgellis and Wall 2005).”
Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship (2009, background): “Although women make up more than 50 percent of the world population, across countries, they own and manage significantly fewer businesses than men (Georgellis and Wall, 2005; Kim, 2007).”
Motivational factors in a push‐pull theory of entrepreneurship (2009, background): “time flexibility) of self-employment to be significant (Georgellis and Wall, 2005).”
Individual Determinants of Self-Employment Entry – What Do We Really Know? (2013, unknown): “Finally, teenage children might help in the family business (Georgellis and Wall, 2005).”