Gender differences in entrepreneurship: Equality, diversity and inclusion in times of global crisis

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-198

  Malach Pines, Ayala ^a   Lerner, Miri ^b   Schwartz, Dafna ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Equal opportunities; Gender; Women; World economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986089118     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011024493     Document Type: Article

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