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Gender Differences in Perceiving Entrepreneurial Activities

The transition processes combined with liberal and democratic processes have opened for men and women new opportunities for individual initiative, creativity and leadership, especially through development of a private sector and entrepreneurship in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). However, numerous studies undertaken, not only in the CEE, but also in developed countries indicate there is a gender asymmetry. Namely, the costs and benefits, threats and opportunities are unequally dispersed between genders, burdening more women than men. The main purposes of this paper are to explore the differences underlying the level of entrepreneurial activity existed between men and women in Croatia and to delineate the position of women in entrepreneurial engagement. Researches undertaken in the period 2002 – 2005 in the frame of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project in Croatia pointed out men and women have differently perceived the difference regarding knowledge, skills and experience needed for business, regarding existence of entrepreneurial opportunities and expected economic performance of a business, as well as regarding start-up as a social acceptable career option. These perceived differences can lead to differences in the real entrepreneurial engagement. However, the correlation matrix indicates that all of the above mentioned perceptions do not exhibit strong relationships with the measures of entrepreneurial activity.

entrepreneurship; gender difference; perceptions

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