Book contents
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- 3 Understanding Gender and Inclusion in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- 4 Individual-Level Dynamics
- 5 Organizational-Level Dynamics
- 6 Gendering Institutions and Institutional Analysis
- 7 Intersectional Analysis
- 8 Holistic Solutions for Inclusive Economic Development through Entrepreneurship
- Index
- References
4 - Individual-Level Dynamics
Beyond Motivation, Identity, and Networks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2021
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- 3 Understanding Gender and Inclusion in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- 4 Individual-Level Dynamics
- 5 Organizational-Level Dynamics
- 6 Gendering Institutions and Institutional Analysis
- 7 Intersectional Analysis
- 8 Holistic Solutions for Inclusive Economic Development through Entrepreneurship
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on individual-level aspects of inclusion in entrepreneurial ecosystems, using examples from gender-focused ecosystems research in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of broader research carried out by the authors between 2014 and 2017. Using data from fieldwork carried out in Boston, we outline how individual-level gender biases operate in entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they impact women entrepreneurs differently than male entrepreneurs. Our focus is explicitly on the gendering of social capital and trust within entrepreneurial ecosystems, as we highlight their gendered dimensions which lead to exclusion for women, even if ‘unintentionally’.
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- Entrepreneurial EcosystemsA Gender Perspective, pp. 98 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021