A Systematic Review of Women Entrepreneurship Phenomenon: Perspectives and Theoretical Development

Abstract

The growing involvement of women in entrepreneurship has gained the attention of researchers, resulting in the increasing number of studies on women entrepreneurship. However, related literature has remained shallow given the existing gaps to explain women entrepreneurship comprehensively. Therefore, the current study conducted a systematic review on past studies from 2011 to 2020. This study provided a comprehensive description on the development of women entrepreneurship. In addition, this study explained theories related to women entrepreneurship, such as feminist theory, critical theory, role congruity theory, institutional theory, and human capital theory. This study also demonstrated the limitations and recommendations for future research on women entrepreneurship.