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==Data found by other studies==
@article{scottincrease},
title={Why More Women Are Becoming Entrepreneurs},
author={Scott, Carole E.},
journal={Journal of Small Business Management}
abstract={From 1972 to 1982 the number of self-employed women in the United States increased by 69 percent. This represented a rate of increase five times greater than that for men in the same period. From 1977 to 1980 the proportion of non-farm, sole proprietorships operated by women increased from 22.6 percent to 26.1 percent. In addition, the number of non-farm, sole proprietorships operated by couples soared from 284,405 in 1981 to 440,000 in 1982. To find out why women are turning to entrepreneurship in increasing numbers, two surveys were conducted: one of women entrepreneurs in the state of Georgia, and another of both male and female entrepreneurs in the Atlanta area for purposes of comparison.},
URL={https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-4587543/why-more-women-are-becoming-entrepreneurs}
}
Says number of self employed women skyrocked between 1972-1982 (of course, this could just be because more women were entering the workplace in general during this time).
==External factors that could explain the data==
@article{carter1992family},
journal={American Journal of Small Business},
year={1987},
abstract={This paper analyzes the characteristics of male and female participants attending pioneering entrepreneurship development programs, which form part of an economic strategy directed at increasing the quality and quantfty of new firms. The participants did not need to have a business plan, finance available or formal education, but must have had a “reasonably feasible idea”. The results show significant differences between the characteristics of the male and female entrepreneurs, and the businesses which they form. .}, filename={Lerner et al (2011) - Private equity and long run investment the case of innovation}
URL={https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/137594.pdf}
}
This study found that male and female entrepreneurs don't differ too much psychologically (compared to the study cited above).
@article{cohoon2010differences},
title={Are Successful Women Entrepreneurs Different from Men?},
author={Cohoon, J, Wadhwa, Vivek, Mitchell, Lesa},
journal={Journal of Small Business Management},
pages={1-16}
year={2010},
abstract={Women are one particularly understudied group of entrepreneurs. We know very little about female entrepreneurs, and our ignorance of this important demographic is a serious blind spot in any effort to increase the total number of entrepreneurs participating in our economy. What little we do know suggests that women are not nearly as active in the entrepreneurial space as they could be.
This study attempts to address part of this knowledge gap. This based on data were collected in 2008-2009 from 549 respondents from randomly selected high-tech companies who were invited to participate. It compares the backgrounds, and experiences and motivations of men and women entrepreneurs.
Our findings show that successful women and men entrepreneurs are similar in almost every respect. They had equivalent levels of education (slightly less than half earned graduate degrees), early interest in starting their own business (about half had at least some interest), a strong desire to build wealth or capitalize on a business idea, access to funding, and they largely agreed on the top issues and challenges facing any entrepreneur.
The data also identify some small but potentially informative gender differences among successful entrepreneurs. For instance, motivations for starting a business differed slightly between men and women. The latter were more likely to cite a business partner’s encouragement as a key incentive to take the plunge. Women also were more likely than men to get early funding from their business partners.}
URL={http://search.proquest.com/docview/220989307?pq-origsite=gscholar}
}
This study found that male and female entrepreneurs don't differ too much psychologically, only minutely in their reasons for starting a business.
