Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Marketplace

In many countries around the world, women play a major role in entrepreneurial activity. This book offers an unprecedented analysis of women entrepreneurs. The countries covered; Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Sweden and the United States; represent a broad cross section of social, cultural, political and economic platforms. An underlying theme throughout the book is the centrality of women entrepreneurs' role as key participants in the development of the world around them. Aside from being an engaging read on the current status of women entrepreneurs, the book provides detailed recommendations on what can be done by different entities to improve the position of the women entrepreneurs in the various countries.