Women and Entrepreneurship – Albanian Case

Anna Xheka

doi:10.26417/ejms.v1i1.p249-253

Abstract

Women’s entrepreneurship is a powerful source, regarding to the women’s economic independence and empowerment, as well as regarding employment generation, economic growth and innovation, development and the reduction of poverty as well as one of the terms of gender equality. This poster presents the situation of women's entrepreneurship in Europe in comparative terms, with special focus in Albania. The paper has a descriptive nature. Describes three different plans in comparative terms; the representation of men and women in entrepreneurship, the representation of women in entrepreneurship in different countries of Europe and of Europe as a whole, as well as compare to gender quota. Through the processing of secondary data from various reports and studies, this poster concludes that although that the gender equality goal is the equal participation of men and women in all sectors, including the entrepreneurship, in this sector, gender gap it is still deep. Another significant comparative aspect, it is the difference between full and part –time women entrepreneurship. While in full time entrepreneurship in a convince way, men are those that dominate, in part time entrepreneurship clearly it’s evident the opposite trend, women's representation is much higher. It’s very interesting the fact, that the women’s entrepreneurship in Albania, presented in a significant optimistic situation, ranking in the second place, after Greece in the European level

Highlights

Women constitute 52% of the total European population, while the women entrepreneurs in Europe, constituted only 29% of entrepreneurs, increasing since 2008 with 3% and presenting in a very high level, (78%) the model of one – person enterprise (European Commission, [EC], “Growth,” 2016 )
European Commission uses the entrepreneurship rate as indicator, to compare the entrepreneurial level of women and men in and between countries, which expresses the percentage of entrepreneurs in the total active labor force. (EC, 2014, p.7)
Greece is on the top of the European ranking with women’s entrepreneurship rate of 24%, compare to 37% of the men, followed by Albania with women’s entrepreneurship rate of 18%, compared to 34% of the men

Summary

Introduction

Women constitute 52% of the total European population, while the women entrepreneurs in Europe, constituted only 29% of entrepreneurs, increasing since 2008 with 3% and presenting in a very high level, (78%) the model of one – person enterprise (European Commission, [EC], “Growth,” 2016 ). European Commission uses the entrepreneurship rate as indicator, to compare the entrepreneurial level of women and men in and between countries, which expresses the percentage of entrepreneurs in the total active labor force.

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