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Cody, Nakeisha M.

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Transforming Inequality Into Opportunity: Race, Gender and the Making of Women Entreprenuers.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Transforming Inequality Into Opportunity: Race, Gender and the Making of Women Entreprenuers./
Author:	Cody, Nakeisha M.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	281 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-01A(E).
Subject:	Sociology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10622100
ISBN:	9780355193688

Transforming Inequality Into Opportunity: Race, Gender and the Making of Women Entreprenuers.
Cody, Nakeisha M.

Transforming Inequality Into Opportunity: Race, Gender and the Making of Women Entreprenuers. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 281 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northeastern University, 2017.

Transforming Inequality into Opportunity: Race, Gender, and the Making of Women Entrepreneurs examines the impact of racial and gender discrimination on women's ability to start and sustain their businesses. Women, especially women of color, lag behind in business ownership when compared to their White and male counterparts. Yet the social factors that contribute to these disparities are less clear because women of color are rarely the focus of investigation. To address this gap in the social science literature, this dissertation project utilizes 35 qualitative interviews with Black and White women business owners to understand their entry in entrepreneurship. I argue that women's motivation for engaging in entrepreneurship is the result of a paradox: systems of inequality simultaneously foster and constrain business ownership amongst women. My findings indicate that gender does influence women's entry into entrepreneurship. However, there are racial differences in women's motivations for becoming a business owner, as well as their ability to access critical resources to start their ventures. For instance, Black women start businesses to care for communities, as well as their own children, while White women typically start businesses solely to care for their children. Additionally, White women must deal with gender discrimination when accessing business resources, while Black women must contend with both gender and racial discrimination when attempting to access business support. Thus, while entrepreneurship offers many benefits for women, including greater career satisfaction and work-life balance, women entrepreneurs do not escape the race and gender-based challenges that also exist within the labor market.

ISBN: 9780355193688Subjects--Topical Terms:

516174
Sociology.

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