Debates and Controversies in Understanding Gender, Race and Entrepreneurship

By Hyeun Lee and Sarah Kaplan

Entrepreneurship is a key path to job creation and economic growth in the modern economy, yet women and minorities remain underrepresented. Research to date has documented some “supply side” factors showing that women and/or minorities are less likely to enter entrepreneurship and some “demand side” factors highlighting the struggle these entrepreneurs face in getting funding and other resources. We know less, however, about how the supply side and demand side interact and what kinds of interventions might improve outcomes. This report underscores a number of debates and controversies in the entrepreneurship literature which are highlighted below along with a roadmap for a future research agenda in gender, race and entrepreneurship.

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