Entrepreneurship and women

[Jating]

I guess this has been a topic since women have been given the rights to vote. And it has been proven that they can have their own business, established themselves and be successful on whatever venture they want to in their lives. However, it is still a small percentage though as compare to men, maybe women is not willing to take a risk, or maybe the majority will rather stay with their husband to be on their side and help them in their business. You just have to look at the market that we are in, although women is involved, but the most notable are mens, just saying.

[sayaya17]

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.

The world today has changed, where both men and women are given equal rights and opportunities. If there is a woman who is able to become
an entrepreneur and can live it well, it should be appreciated, because being an entrepreneur has nothing to do with gender issues. But how
the individual can do well and responsibly. It is not surprising now that large companies led by women have emerged or there have even been
women who have become state leaders. So in the end it depends on each individual, in fact I have noticed that many successful female
entrepreneurs have started. In fact, some husbands have chosen to take care of the household at home and let their wives work in the office or
open a business. As you say right now gender equality is not a much talked about topic. Due to the fact that men and women began to get
equal rights, I personally really agree that men and women are given equal opportunities to achieve anything in life.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

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.

The world today has changed, where both men and women are given equal rights and opportunities. If there is a woman who is able to become
an entrepreneur and can live it well, it should be appreciated, because being an entrepreneur has nothing to do with gender issues. But how
the individual can do well and responsibly. It is not surprising now that large companies led by women have emerged or there have even been
women who have become state leaders. So in the end it depends on each individual, in fact I have noticed that many successful female
entrepreneurs have started. In fact, some husbands have chosen to take care of the household at home and let their wives work in the office or
open a business. As you say right now gender equality is not a much talked about topic. Due to the fact that men and women began to get
equal rights, I personally really agree that men and women are given equal opportunities to achieve anything in life.

Yes, got your point, and we have seen women in the financial world as well in the last 20 years so they are really appreciated. And maybe the tide is turning as we hear more women specially in the pandemic, whether big or small being a entrepreneur, going online selling anything that they can think of And we can say that as the internet has also evolved becoming the best marketing and promotional tool that we can utilized, women is on the forefront of it.

[yhiaali3]

This varies from one country to another and with different cultures as well. I expect that women in the developed country are more involved in economic business than in developing countries or eastern societies in general. Here in my country, for example, women began to enter the field of business more because of the bad economic conditions and the difficulty of life. They are starting to compete with men in the economic fields, but in the field of crypto there is still very little participation of women here in my country and you find very few women working in crypto.

[Wexnident]

I think men are more open to risks since there are generally more opportunities open for them even if they say, lose out on one venture or another, in a cultural or vague way, at least that's how I see/feel it. Though now with times changing I wouldn't put it past for women to slowly integrate themselves and grab a part of the industry, or even dominate it in the future. I'm guessing the numbers are still low since women are still in the middle of transitioning over, maybe give it a decade or two.

[livingfree]

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.

You've said it right. True that before, there was disbelief about the capacity of women but today, we're seeing women being empowered in different industries and career paths.

Things really have changed today.

Many women are accelerating in their chosen fields and the same as men, there's equality now and no bias towards their capability of theirs but, we can't do nothing with those countries that still has a huge gap being portrayed by men on their countries towards women.

[Smack That Ace]

I guess this has been a topic since women have been given the rights to vote. And it has been proven that they can have their own business, established themselves and be successful on whatever venture they want to in their lives. However, it is still a small percentage though as compare to men, maybe women is not willing to take a risk, or maybe the majority will rather stay with their husband to be on their side and help them in their business. You just have to look at the market that we are in, although women is involved, but the most notable are mens, just saying.

Although the percentage of women is still much lower than that of men, it is increasing every day. It shows that women are gradually stepping out of their comfort zone to do things that they were previously judged to be unable to do.

In 2017 I barely saw a female in crypto investing, but in 2021 I was surprised that the admins on telegram groups are mostly female. They have very complete knowledge of the market, they support the community very enthusiastically and are friendly.

[paxmao]

More women than when? More than in the XVII century? Yes certainly, the role of women has changed in most countries, but we should not be blinded by the news and the attempt to ignore that in many countries women are not only not entrepreneurs, but simply treated like cattle. That is something that needs to be solved before all the glam and glee of the women entrepreneur roles in the developed countries. 

[ethereumhunter]

I guess this has been a topic since women have been given the rights to vote. And it has been proven that they can have their own business, established themselves and be successful on whatever venture they want to in their lives. However, it is still a small percentage though as compare to men, maybe women is not willing to take a risk, or maybe the majority will rather stay with their husband to be on their side and help them in their business. You just have to look at the market that we are in, although women is involved, but the most notable are mens, just saying.

That is correct. Now many women have realized that men are increasingly recognizing their abilities and can prove that they can work like men. But many of them don't feel able to do what men do, so they are still what they used to be. Opportunities between men and women are the same and there is no difference because what makes the difference is the desire to show that they are capable. Maybe one day, there will be more women who can show their abilities, so the competition between men and women will be tougher in work or business.

[noorman0]

Men are hard workers, women are hard thinkers.
For adult men, especially those who are about to enter the age of marriage, they will begin to build stable finances independently because it will someday be the demands of family leaders and the easiest way is to get a job.
There are actually more job opportunities for men, especially since the industrial sector is a business that dominates developed countries. That's why women don't get much chance to work, they have to use their mind to get a job or better start their own business.

[naira]

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?

Here I can not distinguish which one can really outperform in terms of business or as an entrepreneur. Whether male or female, for me the position will be beaten evenly. But in my country, women tend to be more domestic workers, taking care of the house, and children and serving their husbands (that's all) but not a few of them are actually successful with careers and businesses depending on the individual itself. As we know, men are the backbone of the family. At least from the point of view of where I live. So please understand if it doesn't suit the point of view of where you live. Women are gentle creatures, and prone to emotions, so that in business and entrepreneurship often involve feelings. It should be underlined that it is all based on the subject that I have noticed in the environment, not in general terms.

I remember a saying: behind a successful man, there is a woman who always supports him. As a result, I think men are still more effective and efficient in mastering the entrepreneurial world.

[kryptqnick]

While there are differences between countries, I think this particular issue should be considered within the frame of gender gap (global and by country), as it can shed light on some of the issues (such as that men are more experienced, women are more often unemployed). Also, there are still differences in upbringing of girls and boys which lead to major differences at a societal level regarding self-confidence, decisiveness and things like that.
I think more diverse groups of people should be encouraged to create their own businesses because they backgrounds and values and lead to unexpected diverse solutions and are more likely to enrich society with a variety of options and interesting things. That, of course, doesn't mean that men shouldn't do business or anything like that.

[serjent05]

At the current state, I do not think that there is a variation between women and men in terms of entrepreneurship.  Given that both have the same level of education, training, and motivation.  People do not reinvent the wheel when it is successful so most entrepreneur often follows the same approach toward their goal.  The data given on the OP might be different because of the possible task given to the person.  Or let us say this x task is always given to a certain gender while this y task is given to another gender.

So basically, man or woman often follows what they had learned.  So I do not think that there is variation between these two gender when it comes to entrepreneurship.  The only variation I can see here is the product or item of choice of their business since each gender has a different perspective when it comes to products.

[freedomgo]

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 capable to excel whatever path they chose, since there is already equality between men and women. Whatever men can do, women have their own ways too to make it work. Gone are the days where women are just good to be left at home and become plain housewife and mother to their kids. Nowadays, women are more empowered and they can also dominate the world of entrepreneurship if they wish too without leaving their obligations at home.

[DrBeer]

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.

To understand this situation, you just need to take into account some of the nuances:
1. Historically, in all the expanses of civilization, since the dawn of mankind (approximately since the primitive communal system), there has been some ... how to say more correctly .. Probably the most correct thing is "gender segregation." Women were practically everywhere assigned the role of housewives and "to give birth to boys and more." But the men were miners and warriors. This primitivism has passed through many centuries. In the Middle Ages, it intensified with all sorts of "witch hunts and other medieval idiocy. The 19-20th century was a century of industrialization and a warrior. Here again, the key role was again male, and women - well, ok - were still teachers, nurses, salesmen and accountants. And In principle, almost until the 21st century, this continued.
2. Education. Previously, education was mostly the lot of ... men. Tell me - how competitive were the conditions for women and men if some were poorly educated, and the second - noticeably more? True, somewhere in the 18-19th century, the situation began to change a little, but ... anyway, employers gave preference to men - they don’t give birth, they don’t require maternity leave, they don’t require to be released because the child is sick, ...

Although I will add. I will graduate from the academy in 1995, technical education, IT field. And in comparison with 1990 when I entered, there were 2 times more girls at the Faculty of Technology. Those. young girls went (consciously or not - the second question) began to more massively master those professions that were previously considered more masculine than feminine.

3. Physiological and psycho-emotional features of the structure of the body and psyche of women and men. It's hard to argue here. In general, most women can perform complex and demanding work like men. The question is - but why kill the female body with unusual loads? It's like leading a man to breastfeed a child - you can stab with hormones, transplant female ovaries, operate on the glands ... And even probably will produce milk, but WHY? Although if you like it - please, no one forbids, for example, a woman to work as a miner or in a metallurgical shop. Like a man, no one forbids being a hairdresser, manicurist or a nanny for small children

As a result, today we have what we have: a historical, primitive "heritage" + some stratification of education into "female" and "male" + the strength of habits, traditions, culture.

[xSkylarx]

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 kind of hate this sexist topics where one gender dominates the other in a particular field. Are these surveys important to know which gender are dominating. It just degrades the confidence of the inferior gender to try diving in that field. Both genders have the same capacity to learn anything about entrepreneurship. Any gender can be successful in any field of business, it all comes down how they properly plan and execute it.

[yudi09]

The backbone of our economy are micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM). Based on 2020 data, 99% of the types of businesses in my country are dominated by these businesses and almost 40% are run by women.
If a research is conducted, out of 40% of female entrepreneurs, 30% have experienced success.

Women in Indonesia are currently continuing to open their wings to help earn a decent income and the percentage of women entrepreneurs will continue to increase considering the changing times of various sectors and the sectors that affect the most are technology and the internet.

Women in Indonesia who are active as business actors, the average ratio of own business ownership is much higher when compared to other countries in the world.

[$anounimus$]

I believe there will be more women entrepreneurs in the future but I am just worried that the reality of the situation is that most women entrepreneurs will never reach their breaking point and it is about how society treats them and vice versa.

I'm not sure if this is true or not. I think there are still a lot of stereotypes that keep women from being entrepreneurs, so it's hard to say if that will change much in the years to come. However, there are more educational opportunities for women despite the varied opportunities to enter and excel in the field.

We'll see what happens in the future and hopefully, more women can pursue their dreams.

[tygeade]

Here I can not distinguish which one can really outperform in terms of business or as an entrepreneur. Whether male or female, for me the position will be beaten evenly. But in my country, women tend to be more domestic workers, taking care of the house, and children and serving their husbands (that's all) but not a few of them are actually successful with careers and businesses depending on the individual itself. As we know, men are the backbone of the family. At least from the point of view of where I live. So please understand if it doesn't suit the point of view of where you live. Women are gentle creatures, and prone to emotions, so that in business and entrepreneurship often involve feelings. It should be underlined that it is all based on the subject that I have noticed in the environment, not in general terms.

I remember a saying: behind a successful man, there is a woman who always supports him. As a result, I think men are still more effective and efficient in mastering the entrepreneurial world.

I would guess that women could be like that because of the history. I mean think that we are in a world where historically workers have been men in history, not "all" times and in all nations but that is the general deal. Only after the suffrage movements that some women in western nations gained some rights, and even today there are many nations like Saudi Arabia where women do not have equal rights to men.

So, do not tell me that women are not usually entrepreneurs and they usually prefer to stay at home, that is historical and not because of anything that people would rather do, it is because they are forced to do by the culture they have grown up with. Nowadays it is getting better, but it will take a while to be equals.

[darkangel11]

Men have much more confidence in the future than women

Some psychologists claim that it's because women are biologically conditioned to lead a safer, more cautious life than men.
In the old days, when men had to hunt, they were mentally set to fight, be more bold, take more risk to provide for their families, they were also a bit more selfish. Women were careful, calculated in their moves, always taking the family into consideration. That's why men are more confident with their money. They win more often but also lose more often than women who prefer a steady, low paying job and saving up than putting money on the line.