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Female entrepreneurship in the digital era

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The literature on female entrepreneurship is blooming and largely points to the challenges that women face in establishing and running a business, with a particular focus on access to information, finance and networks. Surprisingly, little is known on the role played by digital technologies in driving changes in female entrepreneurship. While academic research is starting to analyze the role that digital technologies play in entrepreneurial ecosystems, the gender perspective remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we outline contributions that intend to enlarge and thicken our understanding of whether and how women entrepreneurs leverage new digital technologies in the creation and conduct of new ventures in order to overcome the hurdles they face. We conclude with a promising new line of research to our understanding of whether and to what extent new digital technologies provide an opportunity space in the creation and conduct of new ventures for women.

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  1. In 2015, women angels represented 25.3% of the angel market (Center for Venture Research, USA).

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  1. Politecnico di Torino & BRICK-Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy

    Elisa Ughetto

  2. Università di Torino & CeRP-Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy

    Mariacristina Rossi

  3. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    David Audretsch

  4. University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

    Erik E. Lehmann

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Ughetto, E., Rossi, M., Audretsch, D. et al. Female entrepreneurship in the digital era. Small Bus Econ 55, 305–312 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00298-8

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