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

这篇论文研究了个体户女性在创业过程中可以利用的资源网络(社区)。投资促进机构认为，妇女获得这种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，而且妇女面临一定的空间限制。人们认为女性企业家缺乏合法性，这加剧了这些问题。因此，这项研究将考察女性占主导地位、男性占主导地位和性别中立部门的女性企业家，以了解资源社区如何帮助在大都市区域内创造或维持基于性别的创业细分。将使用深入访谈和调查工具来收集必要的数据。

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.