Doctoral Dissertation Research: Gender-Based Segmentation, Women Entrepreneurs, and Entrepreneurial Resource Networks

本论文研究探讨了自营职业妇女在创业时可利用的资源网络（“社区”）。 参与者认为，妇女获得这些资源的机会相对有限，因为妇女拥有的公司往往被分割成选定的部门，而且妇女面临某些空间限制。这些问题由于认为女企业家缺乏合法性而变得更加复杂。 因此，这项研究将审查女性主导、男性主导和性别中立部门的女企业家，以了解资源社区如何帮助在大都市地区建立或维持基于性别的创业细分。将采用深入访谈和调查手段收集必要的数据。

This dissertation research examines the networks (`communities`) of resources that are available to self-employed women as they build businesses. The PIs argue that women have relatively limited access to such resources because women-owned firms tend to be segmented into select sectors and because women face certain spatial constraints. These problems are compounded by perceptions of women entrepreneurs as lacking legitimacy. The study will therefore examine women entrepreneurs in female-dominated, male-dominated, and gender-neutral sectors to understand the ways in which the communities of resources help to create or maintain gender-based entrepreneurial segmentation within a metropolitan area. In-depth interviews and a survey instrument will be used to collect the necessary data.