Balancing family and work: transition to self-employment among new mothers

Jeon, Sung‐Hee; Ostrovsky, Yuri

doi:10.1093/oep/gpy061

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“…As for entrepreneurship, there is disagreement about whether the family status is a push or pull factor for women. Some scholars consider partnership and (specially) motherhood a pull factor (Budig, 2006; Craig et al, 2012; Jeon and Ostrovsky, 2019; Rønsen, 2014 on motherhood). According to this view, being in a partnership increases financial and other support to become self-employed (Carr, 1996; Thébaud, 2016); and self-employment is perceived by mothers as providing both the independence and flexibility to engage in both childcare and work and do so well (Craig et al, 2012).…”

Section: Self-employed Women: Opportunity or Necessity?mentioning

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Self-Employed Women in Europe: Lack of Opportunity or Forced by Necessity?

Ferrín

2021

Work, Employment and Society

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The gender gap in self-employment is one of the most resilient in labour participation. While for some, this gap is the result of women’s lack of opportunities to become self-employed, for others, it reflects women’s preference to stay in paid employment. This article investigates the motivations behind women’s decision (either from opportunity or necessity) to start a business in 17 European countries. Results from the analysis suggest that individual resources are fundamental in explaining women’s motivations to become entrepreneurs. The type of gender regime and the economic situation in their country also play a role in women’s decisions to start a business. Women are more likely to be driven due to opportunity in dual-earner gender regimes than elsewhere, and high levels of unemployment produced by the economic crisis have boosted women’s self-employment from necessity. These findings are discussed in relation to the gender gap in self-employment.

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Section: Self-employed Women: Opportunity or Necessity?mentioning

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Self-Employed Women in Europe: Lack of Opportunity or Forced by Necessity?

Ferrín

2021

Work, Employment and Society

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“…However, it is worth noting that longer working hours are still associated with a relatively high level of time flexibility, allowing women to maintain business-and family-related tasks and duties (Sappleton and Lourenco, 2016;Foley et al, 2018). In addition, Jeon and Ostrovsky (2019) provide emerging results showing that working hours of self-employed mothers were more uniformly distributed when compared with women having a salaried job.…”

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2022

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This research aimed to expand the current state-of-the-art on female entrepreneurs' characteristics from the perspective of a small European open economy -the Czech Republic. The study explores the individual determinants of female entrepreneurship engagement, and focuses mainly on the role of caring responsibilities. Design/methodology/approach: The study relies on a secondary research sample of 7,204 employed or self-employed women participating in the 2017 edition of the European Union Labour Force Survey. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine differences between female employees, solo selfemployed women and females who create jobs. Findings: The main conclusion is that there were no statistically significant differences between familyrelated variables (having a partner, number of children, marital status) and entrepreneurial engagement of Czech women. Other results showed that both types of female entrepreneurs work on average longer hours and have more years of experience. Practical implications: Our study contributes to the ongoing discussion on managing business and having a partner and family by noting that women in today's society have learned how to balance their business-related and family-related duties. Originality/value: The article extends the previous evidence on female entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic by delivering statistically robust empirical findings based on a large and representative dataset.

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“…Outcomes are experienced within and exert mutual influence on the relational context in the evolving developmental career-life process. Given the higher likelihood that women with young children may look to entrepreneurship as an opportunity to balance market work with family responsibilities (Joona, 2017; Jeon and Ostrovsky, 2019), and as the concept of career is evolving toward a broader, more encompassing definition (Blustein et al , 2004), honoring the influential nature of the relational context in career-life development of mother entrepreneurs is important.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While mothering may afford new skills that translate to entrepreneurship (Markowska, 2018), new mothers considering the transition could benefit from specific support regarding the practical dimensions to starting a business, available start-up supports and potential costs and benefits of business ownership (Jeon and Ostrovsky, 2019). For business advisors and career development practitioners working with women considering a transition to entrepreneurship, our model outlines additional areas to consider.…”

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Choosing mothering and entrepreneurship: a relational career-life process

Breen

Leung²

2020

IJGE

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Purpose To date, research on women’s entrepreneurship has largely been focused on how gender roles may constrain the venture process, or cause role conflicts for women pursuing an entrepreneurial career. While acknowledging the validity of such perspectives, the purpose of this paper is to apply a broader perspective of career-life development, answering the call for a more nuanced and embedded understanding of an entrepreneurial career. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a constructionist, relational analysis of the experiences of 13 Canadian women who started their business following the life transition to motherhood. Interview data were coded using grounded theory methods. Findings The conceptual model captures the influence of the mothering role in shaping the transition into entrepreneurship, illuminating the reciprocal relational processes of context, choice and outcomes in the career-life development of mother entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications While this is a small sample, and findings are not generalizable, application of relational theory of career-life offers implications for supporting women’s transition to, and continued success in, entrepreneurship. Practical implications Career theory offers practical application to the management of mother entrepreneurs’ career-life development. Originality/value To date, there has been limited application of career theory to entrepreneurship, particularly to understanding the gendered, relational career-life experiences of mother entrepreneurs.

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Balancing family and work: transition to self-employment among new mothers

Cited by 8 publications

References 16 publications

Self-Employed Women in Europe: Lack of Opportunity or Forced by Necessity?

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