Naslov
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 crisis on women entrepreneurs in Croatia

Autori
Križanović, Katica ; Oberman Peterka, Sunčica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
CIET 2022 Valencia, Contemporary issuses in economy&technology : Conference proceedings / Bulja Barbača, Domagoja ; Miletić, Marko - Split : Sveučilišni odjel za stručne studije Sveučilišta u Splitu, 2022, 177-187

ISBN
978-953-7220-70-9

Skup
5th Conference Contemporary Issues in Economics and Technology (CIET 2022)

Mjesto i datum
Valencia, Španjolska, 16.06.2022. - 17.06.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Ostalo

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
COVID-19 crisis ; SMEs ; business performance ; women entrepreneur

Sažetak
The COVID -19 crisis is a current and existing phenomenon that affects all activities in society, changing the way things are done and changing the way of life (even a new word has emerged from it - "new normal"). Entrepreneurial activity in SMEs has been greatly affected by the pandemic due to the general vulnerability of small businesses in general ; women entrepreneurs are even more affected because the pandemic has a strong impact on industries/sectors where women are in the majority and because it places an additional burden on family care in addition to job requirements. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), the pandemic has had a more negative impact on female entrepreneurs than their male counterparts. The study found that women were 20% more likely to leave their jobs due to a pandemic (41.9% of women versus 35.5% of men). This has raised fears that the crisis COVID -19 could wipe out years of prosperity for women entrepreneurs. Women represent 51% of the total population in Europe and 51.7% in the Republic of Croatia. Although the percentage of employed women in Europe has increased to 67.3%, in Croatia it is only 60% ; only 34.4% of all self-employed in Europe are women. In Europe, women are considered to be the least utilised entrepreneurial and leadership potential. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of COVID -19 on business performance of women-owned businesses in Croatia. We used a qualitative research design to examine the impact of the COVID -19 crisis on women-owned businesses, specifically, we conducted semi- structured interviews. The results of this study suggest that the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs intensified during the COVID -19 pandemic. In addition, the results have shown and confirmed that the COVID -19 crisis has a strong impact on women-led businesses and also affects the work-life balance potential of women entrepreneurs, but also show that women entrepreneurs are finding ways to continue their businesses.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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