Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Businesses in Russia and Kazakhstan: Do Family Ties Help?

The paper addresses the issues of the current state and prospects of women’s entrepreneurship in the modern economic environment. The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of women’s entrepreneurial activity and preferences in starting a business in Russia or Kazakhstan in th...

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Main Authors: Marina Y. Sheresheva, Yury L. Vladimirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics 2025-04-01
Series:Население и экономика
Online Access:https://populationandeconomics.pensoft.net/article/132173/download/pdf/
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description The paper addresses the issues of the current state and prospects of women’s entrepreneurship in the modern economic environment. The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of women’s entrepreneurial activity and preferences in starting a business in Russia or Kazakhstan in the postCOVID-19 period and during the subsequent social and economic instability. The research was conducted using a review of theoretical literature and the descriptive and interpretive method; the empirical methodology included a questionnaire survey and transcription of respondents’ interviews, analysis of the methodological base and adaptation of the INTERGEN international project methodology, use of mathematical and statistical methods of data processing. A conceptual framework for assessing and synthesising key information from the in-depth interviews and questionnaires is proposed and tested. A number of specific characteristics, drivers and barriers to women’s entrepreneurship have been identified. In particular, it is shown that for most women entrepreneurs, the choice is driven by a desire to fulfil their potential and to find their own occupation which would bring moral satisfaction as well as income.
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spelling doaj-art-b147359e70924a0d9be843eb29dbd9172025-08-20T01:48:28ZengMoscow State University, Faculty of EconomicsНаселение и экономика2658-37982025-04-019117319510.3897/popecon.9.e132173132173Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Businesses in Russia and Kazakhstan: Do Family Ties Help?Marina Y. Sheresheva0Yury L. Vladimirov1Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State UniversityThe paper addresses the issues of the current state and prospects of women’s entrepreneurship in the modern economic environment. The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of women’s entrepreneurial activity and preferences in starting a business in Russia or Kazakhstan in the postCOVID-19 period and during the subsequent social and economic instability. The research was conducted using a review of theoretical literature and the descriptive and interpretive method; the empirical methodology included a questionnaire survey and transcription of respondents’ interviews, analysis of the methodological base and adaptation of the INTERGEN international project methodology, use of mathematical and statistical methods of data processing. A conceptual framework for assessing and synthesising key information from the in-depth interviews and questionnaires is proposed and tested. A number of specific characteristics, drivers and barriers to women’s entrepreneurship have been identified. In particular, it is shown that for most women entrepreneurs, the choice is driven by a desire to fulfil their potential and to find their own occupation which would bring moral satisfaction as well as income.https://populationandeconomics.pensoft.net/article/132173/download/pdf/
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