Entrepreneurship and women

[Queentoshi]

I want to start a discussion highlighting some points I read online regarding women as compared to men in entrepreneurship and the chance of success.

Men and women do not prepare for the launch of their business in the same way. The number one preparatory activity for women is specific training (43.3% versus 31.8% for men). Men are looking for potential clients (45.8%) and writing a business plan (42.5% versus 34.6% for women).

Market research is carried out by about 1/3 of men and 1/4 of women.

Women entrepreneurs are much less experienced than their male counterparts: 37.5% have less than 3 years of experience versus 25.7% of men.

82.5% of women start businesses alone (compared to 69.8% of men)

Men consider that they are more entrepreneurial than women (84.7% of men against 72% of women)

Men have much more confidence in the future than women (48.2% of women vs. 64.7% of men)

Men are clearly more confident in the success of their company than women: 72.4% versus 65.3

There are far more unemployed women than men among entrepreneurs: 25.9% versus 16.9

Women are 3 times less likely than men to have already tried the adventure of creating a business: only 5.3% of women had already created a business against 18.4% of men

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?


https://www.intotheminds.com/blog/en/entrepreneurship-differences-women-men/

[DrBeer]

I am not ready to say about the reasons, within the framework of the whole world, I can only say about the reasons that were definitely earlier in the country where I was born. I was born in the USSR. Unfortunately. But now I understand better what evil is fraught with totalitarian regimes, where rights and freedoms are an empty phrase.

In the USSR, nominally and "indicatively" women had the same "rights" as men. But besides the fact that in the USSR people did not have rights, there was always a rather arrogant attitude towards women. No, of course there were women - "exhibition specimens", but in 99% of cases, they were citizens who were rather limited in their abilities. All this was based on a historical "habit" that a woman is, at best, a housewife and nothing more. In the USSR, they tried to show that they had already got rid of the "tired legacy of the tsarist regime", but it turned out extremely badly ... Where women succeeded as much as possible " realize themselves" and reach some heights - there were purely humanitarian areas - kindergartens, schools, hospitals. And then with reservations. And these complexes remained even among those who were born in the 70s+.
I am very glad that the USSR - the "prison of peoples" - ceased to exist, and people received FREEDOM and RIGHTS. Now in Ukraine there are a huge number of women entrepreneurs, owners of medium-sized businesses, in senior positions in large companies, etc.

[dark1234]

in every country different rules that the government applies to women but for my own country there are none, so that between women and men have the same rights and there are no special rules, and the impact of the equal rights can be said 35% of macro businesses have been carried out by a woman and most women running micro-enterprises it is 40-45% higher, but basically in business and work men dominate because 70% of women in my country prefer to be housewives
this is my personal opinion by looking at the environment around me

[livingfree]

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

Honestly in todays time, we can say that the equality has been there and the problem about the subject of women vs men has started to be off and not sensitive topic anymore.

It's because whatever men does, women tend to do it and that's just equal. But I think, that it's not all about competition but many women won't be a housewife material anymore.

They can do whatever we do and being an entrepreneur, they can do that as well and those that are struggling will do whatever it takes for them to survive.

So, if we see more women shifting into being entrepreneurs, it doesn't really matter IMO.

[Vaskiy]

Being a entrepreneur needs a mind thta has the will power to withstand at any situation and come out with the best. Very few stay long while the majority drops in between. Nowadays it is possible to see Women crypto entrepreneurs which is really appreciable. In several occasions men try to suppress or doesn't help her make her dreams come true. This need to change.

[uneng]

It's not accurate to label people based on their gender. In entrepreneurship area there aren't men or women, but entrepreneur individuals. There are individuals who are prone to engage in leading positions and develop their own businesses and there are others who don't have any desire or aptness for that function, so they work for another entrepreneurs, doesn't matter what their gender is.

I know there are many women running their own businesses, while there are many others working for companies leaded by men. The opposite is also true.

Like @DrBeer firstly said on this thread, thankfully nowadays people have freedom and right to work on the field they want, pursuing the career and lifestyle they think it's the most benefical and rewarding for themselves.

[Hydrogen]

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

I think men gravitate towards numbers and statistics. While women trend towards being more emotional and intuitive. Different mentalities and tendencies spanning genders have their pros and cons.

The biggest obstacle for women being successful entrepreneurs is the lack of peer support. The closest thing to positive reinforcement most women have are lamebrained memes that tell them to follow their passion in business. Most women never see the hours entrepreneurs put in to be successful behind the scenes.

Women love action. The mundane reality of sitting for hours discussing vaporware theories of business, finance and economics is something they might find boring. There aren't many women who would find those types of discussions interesting. Most men thoroughly enjoy that type of debate. The way that they enjoy analyzing and arguing over statistics in sports.

Men's natural tendencies make it easier for them to pursue a future in business. Women have some advantages over men. But I think it could be safe to say most women get bored with the technical side of things.

[coupable]

In the USSR, nominally and "indicatively" women had the same "rights" as men. But besides the fact that in the USSR people did not have rights, there was always a rather arrogant attitude towards women. No, of course there were women - "exhibition specimens", but in 99% of cases, they were citizens who were rather limited in their abilities. All this was based on a historical "habit" that a woman is, at best, a housewife and nothing more. In the USSR, they tried to show that they had already got rid of the "tired legacy of the tsarist regime", but it turned out extremely badly ... Where women succeeded as much as possible " realize themselves" and reach some heights - there were purely humanitarian areas - kindergartens, schools, hospitals. And then with reservations. And these complexes remained even among those who were born in the 70s+.

This situation is not only limited to a specific period in the history of Russia (the Soviet Union), but even in our present era, and in the most advanced countries, you will not find that the number of women in business exceeds the number of men, even if the proportion of women in the population is the largest.
It is not only limited to determining the role of women in the affairs of the home and family. There are many areas in which we almost never find women. For example, the building and construction sector has no women investors at all, as well as mining and the production of solid materials. These are all sectors in which women have no luck without a valid reason.

[Findingnemo]

In this 21st century women have more knowledge so they have awareness about becoming an entrepreneur can give the financial freedom but from my observation majority of them or not willing to come out of their comfort zone so called salary which is like they are more conservative and not ready to take high risky decision because it may even affect their family as well but over time everything will change so one who have the skills will become one irrespective of what gender they are.

[Fortify]

I want to start a discussion highlighting some points I read online regarding women as compared to men in entrepreneurship and the chance of success.

Men and women do not prepare for the launch of their business in the same way. The number one preparatory activity for women is specific training (43.3% versus 31.8% for men). Men are looking for potential clients (45.8%) and writing a business plan (42.5% versus 34.6% for women).

Market research is carried out by about 1/3 of men and 1/4 of women.

Women entrepreneurs are much less experienced than their male counterparts: 37.5% have less than 3 years of experience versus 25.7% of men.

82.5% of women start businesses alone (compared to 69.8% of men)

Men consider that they are more entrepreneurial than women (84.7% of men against 72% of women)

Men have much more confidence in the future than women (48.2% of women vs. 64.7% of men)

Men are clearly more confident in the success of their company than women: 72.4% versus 65.3

There are far more unemployed women than men among entrepreneurs: 25.9% versus 16.9

Women are 3 times less likely than men to have already tried the adventure of creating a business: only 5.3% of women had already created a business against 18.4% of men

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

It's a very interesting set of statistics and shows that there is still a little bit of balancing up to do, but progress in gender equality is strong in this field. Some traits may just be more deeply ingrained in the two different genders, like women being less arrogant about the potential success of a venture or perhaps on the last statistic - they are more likely to keep pushing at one particular type of business until it reaches success than a man who might be more switchable (which can potentially be a positive or a negative). Being more confident in success is not necessarily a positive trait in men, because it can often breed unnecessary or extra risk taking along with more wasteful behavior.

[Viscore]

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

Honestly in todays time, we can say that the equality has been there and the problem about the subject of women vs men has started to be off and not sensitive topic anymore.

It's because whatever men does, women tend to do it and that's just equal. But I think, that it's not all about competition but many women won't be a housewife material anymore.

They can do whatever we do and being an entrepreneur, they can do that as well and those that are struggling will do whatever it takes for them to survive.

So, if we see more women shifting into being entrepreneurs, it doesn't really matter IMO.

Women are more empowered these days as they can do equally whatever men are capable to do. Except for heavy construction jobs, but when it comes to entrepreneurship, there are still some women who dominate the world of business because they got more the power and intelligence than men. However, competition is not the focus here, but I believe with both men and women having good skills in entrepreneurship, they can build great partnership for the success of the business.

[virasisog]

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

Honestly in todays time, we can say that the equality has been there and the problem about the subject of women vs men has started to be off and not sensitive topic anymore.

It's because whatever men does, women tend to do it and that's just equal. But I think, that it's not all about competition but many women won't be a housewife material anymore.

They can do whatever we do and being an entrepreneur, they can do that as well and those that are struggling will do whatever it takes for them to survive.

So, if we see more women shifting into being entrepreneurs, it doesn't really matter IMO.

Women are more empowered these days as they can do equally whatever men are capable to do. Except for heavy construction jobs, but when it comes to entrepreneurship, there are still some women who dominate the world of business because they got more the power and intelligence than men. However, competition is not the focus here, but I believe with both men and women having good skills in entrepreneurship, they can build great partnerships for the success of the business.

Women these days are knowledgeable enough to do whatever men can do in all fields including entrepreneurship. As for me, women are more goal focused and willing to acquire more skills to reach more milestones. However, success is for everyone regardless of the gender. Things will only differ on one's perseverance and willingness to strive success despite of the challenges, especially in businesses nowadays that we suffer from the global economic crisis.

[NotATether]

It's really not about men vs. women being more successful businesspeople. It's more about who uses their brains more.

For example, there are a lot of guys who just follow on all hype from Silicon Valey, which pops when there is any economic recession like there is now. So there are men and women out there who are forced to rack their heads to think of innovative solutions to problems, that beat the market.

E.g. if you are trying to sell your business on Shark Tank then there is probably something wrong with your business model.

And a larger proportion of businesswomen do this more, simply because there is a smaller population of them compared to businessmen.

[Minecache]

in every country different rules that the government applies to women but for my own country there are none, so that between women and men have the same rights and there are no special rules, and the impact of the equal rights can be said 35% of macro businesses have been carried out by a woman and most women running micro-enterprises it is 40-45% higher, but basically in business and work men dominate because 70% of women in my country prefer to be housewives
this is my personal opinion by looking at the environment around me

Even today women are given more rights than men. As long as they have the ability and ability to take on the responsibility, they can do anything that we men can do.

The topic of equality, in my opinion, no longer seems to be a matter that is discussed by many people these days, as it used to. Women can do politics and men can become housewives if that is their preference and desire.

[Kakmakr]

I think both men and women have an equal chance to succeed in entrepreneurial enterprises, because not all women and men are the same. You get clever open-minded men and women... and also men and women that are struggling.   

There are a lot more factors to keep in consideration to determine if someone will be successful or not... and you cannot simply look at a persons sex to see if they can succeed or not. (Example : Drive / determination / skills / experience / funding resources etc....) 

[Gozie51]

Like @DrBeer firstly said on this thread, thankfully nowadays people have freedom and right to work on the field they want, pursuing the career and lifestyle they think it's the most benefical and rewarding for themselves.

Based on current economic situation in the world. The rate of poverty is increasing and women has to work to support the men especially in countries that are majorly patriarch countries that originally didn't give women the chance to work and contribute to family financial challenges. Those countries that religated women to the background and kitchen for just cooking, giving birth and taking care of home front plus the husband. But now things have started to changed and thanks to the economic realities of the world.

Women Emancipation is the major change that has touched the world and the first agent of that is education. Education has revolutionised the women in the society to seek for equal rights with the men and developed countries have since adopted women in their liberal minds.

[KennyR]

I think both men and women have an equal chance to succeed in entrepreneurial enterprises, because not all women and men are the same. You get clever open-minded men and women... and also men and women that are struggling.   

There are a lot more factors to keep in consideration to determine if someone will be successful or not... and you cannot simply look at a persons sex to see if they can succeed or not. (Example : Drive / determination / skills / experience / funding resources etc....) 

I don't know the reality happening with majority of the women. But I came across an interview in which a women described about the difficulties she have been experiencing just because she's in a role to allocate work for employees. Looking at the gender, many have treated her bad. So, when it comes to Women entrepreneurship there'll be more difficulties. Women need to prepare herself and be ready to face everything, only then it'll be good and possible to go high in the men dominant sector.

[livingfree]

Honestly in todays time, we can say that the equality has been there and the problem about the subject of women vs men has started to be off and not sensitive topic anymore.

It's because whatever men does, women tend to do it and that's just equal. But I think, that it's not all about competition but many women won't be a housewife material anymore.

They can do whatever we do and being an entrepreneur, they can do that as well and those that are struggling will do whatever it takes for them to survive.

So, if we see more women shifting into being entrepreneurs, it doesn't really matter IMO.

Women are more empowered these days as they can do equally whatever men are capable to do. Except for heavy construction jobs, but when it comes to entrepreneurship, there are still some women who dominate the world of business because they got more the power and intelligence than men. However, competition is not the focus here, but I believe with both men and women having good skills in entrepreneurship, they can build great partnership for the success of the business.

I have seen women that do some light tasks in construction business. Yeah, not for the heavy but they can do that if they ever want to do it, so there's really no gap anymore when it's all about these jobs that we've got.

Success will depend on they perceive things over it. But women are also pushy with whatever they've started, they want to show to the world that there's no longer a gender bias even if some country still have it.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

It's because whatever men does, women tend to do it and that's just equal.

Yeah, the trend has been for women to be like men (and vice versa, if Hollywood is to be believed), which I find to be unfortunate--but that's another story.

Men have traditionally been the risk takers, the pioneers, which is why so many companies have been founded by men.  Take a look at bitcoin's history, too: I haven't read about any early players that were women, and the creation and investment in cryptocurrency was an enormous risk back in 2009-10.

But today?  Women have practically no barriers if they want to be entrepreneurs (or anything else for that matter).  Then again, I can't speak for venture capitalists and whoever else an entrepreneur has to deal with to get his/her project off the ground.  What I do know is that attitudes toward women in business have changed dramatically since at least the 1960s.  There are women CEOs, board members, managers, you name it, and companies are practically fighting each other trying to hire women.  Their reasons might be suspect, but that's the way it is.

So yeah, I'd say it's up to women themselves if they want to do what men have traditionally done.

[Mahanton]

As a result of the difficult economic times, do you consider that there will be more women entrepreneurs competing with men in this field which it so looks like they currently dominate?

As always which there's always that kind of gender inequality when it comes to things in between both genders which it isnt already that surprising that there would really be such comparison in regarding on this manner
where men would be always the dominant ones and women would be just always falling in behind but i dont really see much of an issue.When it comes to risk taking then us men is really that have kind of behavior
where we are really that adventurous in all sorts of things but still there are women who could actually do things on what men could do.Just let women decide on where they would be engaging theirselves.
Doesnt matter on how high they would able to attain because in most cases they are really just mostly be staying up on our house to be wives and taking care of our children.