Women in Entrepreneurial Finance: The Academic Perspective

Emanuela Giusi Gaeta ()
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Emanuela Giusi Gaeta: Economic and Financial Analyst for the Italian Treasury Department

Chapter Chapter 2 in Women in Alternative Finance, 2023, pp 5-54 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter is dedicated to examining the scholarly viewpoint about the involvement of women in the domain of entrepreneurial finance. In further depth, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the scholarly literature, encompassing both theoretical frameworks and empirical studies, pertaining to the gender disparity observed in entrepreneurial finance. To this end, it is evident that the gender funding difference in entrepreneurial finance1987 can be attributed to a combination of structural reasons and psychological-social ones, as outlined in Eagly’s () social role theory. Afterwards, the chapter examines some recent initiatives undertaken by the European Union (EU) in order to support female entrepreneurship within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Keywords: Gender gap; Female entrepreneurship; Social role theory; Gender wage discrimination; Gender inequality and structural factor; Business growth and women professional growth; Female funding gap; Policies and cooperation for the gender gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43467-9_2

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