Saturday, April 02, 2011

What drives women out of entrepreneurship? The joint role of testosterone and culture


Why are women so under-represented among entrepreneurs? Are women intrinsically ill-suited to the risk-taking and competition of entrepreneurship? Or is it social norms that impede them? The authors of CEPR DP8204 test these theories and argue that sexist culture keeps even high-ability women from becoming entrepreneurs.

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