Topic: Entrepreneurship and women - page 15. (Read 2579 times)

There's no doubt about men succeeding more as entrepreneurs because, besides tech-know-how, the strength to withstand the stress or burdens of an entrepreneurial startup is embedded in the DNA. Unlike women who need attention and care, men face the hard cold reality of a vision they see. I have seen women, entrepreneurs, who succeeded, but the feminine side often is suppressed, otherwise, she gets to be outwitted by men who don't take orders from ladies or even a fellow lady. However, the idea of entrepreneurship is diversified. Anyone irrespective of gender can succeed if they can create and fulfill a task that leads to a realized idea/goal. What else is there to entrepreneurship besides foresight, insight, and hindsight?

I think women possess inherent high emotional quotient. They can manage people well, with their soft skills. Men tends to take the head on approach to anything, but women tend to be more analytical. They also tend to trust lesser than men. So yes they do emerge as better bosses in general. Men tend to have ability to bring more connections for buisness.. so they at times fare well

The statistics in Op is subject and should be considered country by country basis or culture by culture bases. There is a part of the world you will get to and understand that the duty of the women is to give birth and take charge of the home and not to work.
In some religions women don't speak in public and don't preach in the church, mosque, shrine etc.
So, there is always this inequality between men and women and that has made so many women not to take charge, not to make independent decisions and stand by the consequences of their decisions. Sometimes they are considered weaker vessels and that is the reason you don't see them dominate in leadership as well.
So, entrepreneurship shouldn't be a difference. But, some few women who are able to break the shackles are always spike.

Women are now seen excelling in entrepreneurship because they have also the capabilities and skills that they worked and developed overtime. So its not only for the men, but women of today seem very competitive too as they can successfully do whatever men wish to do. The equality is now more seen and proven, and for me there's no wrong with it because the women also deserve appreciation and recognition in the end.

This supports the fact that women are less extravagant and that translates to good money managers. Majority of the women are trained to be mothers and care givers, they have a way with managing resources and thinkers of future. There is a saying they say if you want to build a nation then train a woman and that building of a nation is going to come through her. Alot of women programs have helped women voice to be heard and they are beginning to get leadership positions in government. Some government have given quotas to women to play active roles and some offices are left to be occupied by women.

Women could really do on what men could do but there is really that border line which it is really just only good for the males and women is something that couldnt able to bare it out.It might sound that this is some sort

of gender inequality but it cant really be that avoidable on what most people been thinking on certain degree or conditions that it would really be just good for men but honestly it isnt really that
something women could never do.It is really just having the impression and those casual thing that women are mostly inside the house taking care of everything.
For those who do already had family then this is where they do mostly end up on having such role.

In this era women and men are now almost equal with each other. What usually men can only do are now can be done by any women. There are now female taxi drivers, bus driver, and other vehicles. There are now female fighters and so many other jobs.

When it comes to entrepreneurship or building their own company/business, women can also excel better than men because women are known to be more intelligent and they are gentle or delicate at the same time so we can be sure that they will only take minimal risk, resulting for the business to survive a lot longer in case it's not really that successful but their male partners are still there to support and help them.

Some psychologists claim that it's because women are biologically conditioned to lead a safer, more cautious life than men.
In the old days, when men had to hunt, they were mentally set to fight, be more bold, take more risk to provide for their families, they were also a bit more selfish. Women were careful, calculated in their moves, always taking the family into consideration. That's why men are more confident with their money. They win more often but also lose more often than women who prefer a steady, low paying job and saving up than putting money on the line.

I would guess that women could be like that because of the history. I mean think that we are in a world where historically workers have been men in history, not "all" times and in all nations but that is the general deal. Only after the suffrage movements that some women in western nations gained some rights, and even today there are many nations like Saudi Arabia where women do not have equal rights to men.

So, do not tell me that women are not usually entrepreneurs and they usually prefer to stay at home, that is historical and not because of anything that people would rather do, it is because they are forced to do by the culture they have grown up with. Nowadays it is getting better, but it will take a while to be equals.

I believe there will be more women entrepreneurs in the future but I am just worried that the reality of the situation is that most women entrepreneurs will never reach their breaking point and it is about how society treats them and vice versa.

I'm not sure if this is true or not. I think there are still a lot of stereotypes that keep women from being entrepreneurs, so it's hard to say if that will change much in the years to come. However, there are more educational opportunities for women despite the varied opportunities to enter and excel in the field.

We'll see what happens in the future and hopefully, more women can pursue their dreams.

The backbone of our economy are micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM). Based on 2020 data, 99% of the types of businesses in my country are dominated by these businesses and almost 40% are run by women.
If a research is conducted, out of 40% of female entrepreneurs, 30% have experienced success.

Women in Indonesia are currently continuing to open their wings to help earn a decent income and the percentage of women entrepreneurs will continue to increase considering the changing times of various sectors and the sectors that affect the most are technology and the internet.

Women in Indonesia who are active as business actors, the average ratio of own business ownership is much higher when compared to other countries in the world.

I kind of hate this sexist topics where one gender dominates the other in a particular field. Are these surveys important to know which gender are dominating. It just degrades the confidence of the inferior gender to try diving in that field. Both genders have the same capacity to learn anything about entrepreneurship. Any gender can be successful in any field of business, it all comes down how they properly plan and execute it.

To understand this situation, you just need to take into account some of the nuances:
1. Historically, in all the expanses of civilization, since the dawn of mankind (approximately since the primitive communal system), there has been some ... how to say more correctly .. Probably the most correct thing is "gender segregation." Women were practically everywhere assigned the role of housewives and "to give birth to boys and more." But the men were miners and warriors. This primitivism has passed through many centuries. In the Middle Ages, it intensified with all sorts of "witch hunts and other medieval idiocy. The 19-20th century was a century of industrialization and a warrior. Here again, the key role was again male, and women - well, ok - were still teachers, nurses, salesmen and accountants. And In principle, almost until the 21st century, this continued.
2. Education. Previously, education was mostly the lot of ... men. Tell me - how competitive were the conditions for women and men if some were poorly educated, and the second - noticeably more? True, somewhere in the 18-19th century, the situation began to change a little, but ... anyway, employers gave preference to men - they don’t give birth, they don’t require maternity leave, they don’t require to be released because the child is sick, ...

Although I will add. I will graduate from the academy in 1995, technical education, IT field. And in comparison with 1990 when I entered, there were 2 times more girls at the Faculty of Technology. Those. young girls went (consciously or not - the second question) began to more massively master those professions that were previously considered more masculine than feminine.

3. Physiological and psycho-emotional features of the structure of the body and psyche of women and men. It's hard to argue here. In general, most women can perform complex and demanding work like men. The question is - but why kill the female body with unusual loads? It's like leading a man to breastfeed a child - you can stab with hormones, transplant female ovaries, operate on the glands ... And even probably will produce milk, but WHY? Although if you like it - please, no one forbids, for example, a woman to work as a miner or in a metallurgical shop. Like a man, no one forbids being a hairdresser, manicurist or a nanny for small children

As a result, today we have what we have: a historical, primitive "heritage" + some stratification of education into "female" and "male" + the strength of habits, traditions, culture.

Women are capable to excel whatever path they chose, since there is already equality between men and women. Whatever men can do, women have their own ways too to make it work. Gone are the days where women are just good to be left at home and become plain housewife and mother to their kids. Nowadays, women are more empowered and they can also dominate the world of entrepreneurship if they wish too without leaving their obligations at home.

At the current state, I do not think that there is a variation between women and men in terms of entrepreneurship.  Given that both have the same level of education, training, and motivation.  People do not reinvent the wheel when it is successful so most entrepreneur often follows the same approach toward their goal.  The data given on the OP might be different because of the possible task given to the person.  Or let us say this x task is always given to a certain gender while this y task is given to another gender.

So basically, man or woman often follows what they had learned.  So I do not think that there is variation between these two gender when it comes to entrepreneurship.  The only variation I can see here is the product or item of choice of their business since each gender has a different perspective when it comes to products.

While there are differences between countries, I think this particular issue should be considered within the frame of gender gap (global and by country), as it can shed light on some of the issues (such as that men are more experienced, women are more often unemployed). Also, there are still differences in upbringing of girls and boys which lead to major differences at a societal level regarding self-confidence, decisiveness and things like that.
I think more diverse groups of people should be encouraged to create their own businesses because they backgrounds and values and lead to unexpected diverse solutions and are more likely to enrich society with a variety of options and interesting things. That, of course, doesn't mean that men shouldn't do business or anything like that.

Here I can not distinguish which one can really outperform in terms of business or as an entrepreneur. Whether male or female, for me the position will be beaten evenly. But in my country, women tend to be more domestic workers, taking care of the house, and children and serving their husbands (that's all) but not a few of them are actually successful with careers and businesses depending on the individual itself. As we know, men are the backbone of the family. At least from the point of view of where I live. So please understand if it doesn't suit the point of view of where you live. Women are gentle creatures, and prone to emotions, so that in business and entrepreneurship often involve feelings. It should be underlined that it is all based on the subject that I have noticed in the environment, not in general terms.

I remember a saying: behind a successful man, there is a woman who always supports him. As a result, I think men are still more effective and efficient in mastering the entrepreneurial world.

Men are hard workers, women are hard thinkers.
For adult men, especially those who are about to enter the age of marriage, they will begin to build stable finances independently because it will someday be the demands of family leaders and the easiest way is to get a job.
There are actually more job opportunities for men, especially since the industrial sector is a business that dominates developed countries. That's why women don't get much chance to work, they have to use their mind to get a job or better start their own business.

That is correct. Now many women have realized that men are increasingly recognizing their abilities and can prove that they can work like men. But many of them don't feel able to do what men do, so they are still what they used to be. Opportunities between men and women are the same and there is no difference because what makes the difference is the desire to show that they are capable. Maybe one day, there will be more women who can show their abilities, so the competition between men and women will be tougher in work or business.

More women than when? More than in the XVII century? Yes certainly, the role of women has changed in most countries, but we should not be blinded by the news and the attempt to ignore that in many countries women are not only not entrepreneurs, but simply treated like cattle. That is something that needs to be solved before all the glam and glee of the women entrepreneur roles in the developed countries.