...Lynne Lee; Vincent Charles; Beatrice Avolio Purpose This study investigates the challenges faced by Taiwanese women entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their emotional responses and the strategies they employed to cope with these challenges. Design/methodology/approach Data...

...Erin M. Kamler; Amporn Jirattikorn; Donhathai Sutassanamarlee; Kankamon Sincharoen Purpose This study examines how Thai female entrepreneurs utilized affective labor which typically encompasses care and emotional management to navigate the dual demands of business and family during the COVID-19...

... activities (Laffineur et al., 2018). In the context of Covid-19, interviews with Tunisian businesswomen garnered evidence that self-efficacy, resilience, and support networks have also proved important for female business owners in MENA countries (Kogut and Mejri, 2021). Studies focusing on the Gulf...

...Clarice Secches Kogut; Kais Mejri Purpose The present study seeks to investigate female entrepreneurship in turbulent times (COVID-19) and contexts (emerging markets). Design/methodology/approach An in-depth, multiple-firm (five SMEs), cross-country (2 countries – Brazil and Tunisia), cross...

... body of knowledge on COVID-19 literature in at least four areas: assessing COVID-19 impacts on women entrepreneurs; mapping these impacts with four interdependent women's entrepreneurial ecosystem components; innovating a co-creation methodology based on remote participatory research; and providing...

...Simon Stephens; Isobel Cunningham; Yousra Kabir Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the impact that a crisis such as that created by COVID-19 has on entrepreneurs. The authors focus on female entrepreneurs and their ability and propensity to continue...

...Faisal Mustafa; Ambreen Khursheed; Maham Fatima; Marriam Rao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on micro-businesses owned by women borrowers of microfinance institutions and to provide policy suggestions to assist women entrepreneurs in managing...

...Sukanya Ayatakshi-Endow; Jiselle Steele Purpose This paper aims to explore how women entrepreneurs in Brazil are managing their businesses and gendered role expectations at home in the context of Covid-19. Using the lenses of business-family interface theoretical construct, the paper seeks...