Table 2

Summary of aged and gendered master narratives on entrepreneurship

Youthful, masculine startup/growth entrepreneurshipMiddle-aged, feminine, expert entrepreneurshipModest, feminine senior entrepreneurship
Highly educated special person seeking challengesAcademically educated and experienced expertHumane entrepreneur offering service and caring for others
Energetic, innovative, self-confident, intelligent, courageousSystematic and analytical thinkingMay be forced entrepreneurship
Risk-taking and profit-seekingSensible risk-taking and profit-makingInvolved in working life even in retirement
Growth orientation, hard work and honestyIndividual values and autonomyWork as a basic human good, not profit-seeking

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