Enterprising women: A comparison of women's and men's small business networks

Karyn Loscocco; Shannon M. Monnat; Gwen Moore; Kirsten B. Lauber

doi:10.1177/0891243209336741

Enterprising women: A comparison of women's and men's small business networks

Karyn Loscocco, Shannon M. Monnat, Gwen Moore, Kirsten B. Lauber

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Abstract

This study demonstrates the importance of social context to the study of networks vital to business success. Results from analyses of the personal and business characteristics associated with different types of networks, a topic that has been neglected in past research, show the importance of structural perspectives emphasizing that women and men in the same situations have similar networks. Yet there are some network differences even among these women and men who operate the same kinds of businesses. This suggests that insights from gender construction perspectives should be integrated into network and other gender inequality studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	388-411
Number of pages	24
Journal	Gender and Society
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243209336741
State	Published - Jun 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gender inequality
Network determinants
Networks
Social ties
Women business owners

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Gender Studies
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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