EDN: https://elibrary.ru/tqvbxx
DOI: 10.21064/WinRS.2026.3.5
In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in interest in the phenomenon of women’s entrepreneurship worldwide. This trend has been accompanied by a rise in the number of scholarly publications on this topic. The bibliometric meta-review of Russian scientific research aimed to identify and systematize the main trends in the study of women’s entrepreneurship. The article presents general conclusions. First, women’s entrepreneurship in Russia is increasingly viewed in publications as a dynamic and growing segment of the entrepreneurial sector, characterized by a diversity of research approaches and methods (including the study of socioeconomic conditions, the analysis of psychological and motivational factors, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of government support and initiatives for women entrepreneurs). Second, the research examines approaches to researching the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs, including social and role-based stereotypes, a lack of knowledge and experience, and limited opportunities for networking. Third, the article outlines two stages in the development of research on this topic (“the quiet revolution” and “the explosion” of research). And, fourth, it describes the challenges involved in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of women’s entrepreneurship. The authors formulated a general conclusion: women’s entrepreneurship has significant potential for economic growth and development; however, to realize this potential, further improvements are needed in scientific research, government policy, and institutional support.
This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under grant № 24-18-00261 «The sociostructural model of the transition of Russian society to the mode of augmented modernity», available from https://rscf.ru/project/24-18-00261/.