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Enterprising Women

A Comparison of Women's and Men's Small Business Networks

University at Albany, State University of New York, ka174{at}albany.edu

Shannon M. Monnat

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Gwen Moore

University at Albany, State University of New York

Kirsten B. Lauber

University at Albany, State University of New York

This study demonstrates the importance of social context to the study of networks vital to business success. Results from analyses of the personal and business characteristics associated with different types of networks, a topic that has been neglected in past research, show the importance of structural perspectives emphasizing that women and men in the same situations have similar networks. Yet there are some network differences even among these women and men who operate the same kinds of businesses. This suggests that insights from gender construction perspectives should be integrated into network and other gender inequality studies.

Key Words: networks • gender inequality • women business owners • network determinants • social ties

Gender & Society, Vol. 23, No. 3, 388-411 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0891243209336741


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