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| Author: | Hughes, K. D. |
| Title: | Pushed or Pulled? Women's Entry into Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership |
| Journal: | Gender, Work and Organization
2003 : AUG, VOL. 10:4, p. 433-454 |
| Index terms: | SMALL BUSINESS SELF-EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GENDER CANADA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Over the past two decades the economies of Canada and many other industrialized countries have seen significant restructuring, bringing with it steadily rising levels of self-employment and small business ownership. Women have been at the forefront of this change. Of the many questions raised by women's entrance into self- employment, a central one concerns the factors fuelling its growth. This article examines this issue in greater detail, drawing on in-depth interviews with 61 self- employed women in Canada. Overall their experiences shed further light on the expansion of women's self- employment in the 1990s, suggesting push factors have been underestimated and challenging the current contours of the 'push-pull' debate. |
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