Social Forces · 2006 · 173 citations · 31 references
Social SciencesGender StudiesSociologyFamily StudiesIndustrial RelationsWomen's StudiesCareer DevelopmentGender And FamilyGender And WorkSocioeconomic Context Of FamiliesWork-family BalanceWork-life IntegrationCareer Transition To Self-employmentFamily Background EffectsFamily Influences On Career DevelopmentFemale EmploymentWomen's Labor Force ParticipationWomen’s Career DevelopmentWork-family RelationsWork-family Role Balance
Are gender differences in the effects of family structure on self-employment participation robust across different forms of self-employment? Using event history analyses of competing risks and data spanning 20 years, I find that women enter non-professional and non-managerial self-employment to balance work and family demands. In contrast, family factors do little to explain women's entrance into professional and managerial self-employment; these women are more similar to their male peers and appear to follow a careerist model of self-employment.
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