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How policy positions women entrepreneurs

This research compares the positioning of women entrepreneurs through entrepreneurship policy over two decades (1989 - 2012) in Sweden and the United States. Given Sweden's uniquely family-friendly welfare state, we could expect different results, yet in both countries we find a legacy of disco...

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Main Author: Ahl, Helene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Summary:This research compares the positioning of women entrepreneurs through entrepreneurship policy over two decades (1989 - 2012) in Sweden and the United States. Given Sweden's uniquely family-friendly welfare state, we could expect different results, yet in both countries we find a legacy of discourse subordinating women's entrepreneurship to other goals (i.e., economic growth) and a positioning of women as
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