Women-Led Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises During COVID-19: Examining Barriers and Opportunities.
This study synthesizes evidence on gender dimensions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) following the COVID-19 pandemic. Women-led SMEs are associated with lower average profits, lower revenues, fewer employees, smaller networks, and higher cost...
| Publicado en: | Feminist Economics Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 244 - 278 |
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