Table 2

Variable operationalization

VariableAbb.OperationalizationVariable type
Female entrepreneurship in industryFEShare of self-employed women (%) in total self-employment by industriesIndustry-specific
Pay gap in industryPGGender pay gap (%) in unadjusted form (structure of earnings survey methodology of Eurostat) by industriesIndustry-specific
Working time in industryWTAverage number of actual weekly hours of work per self-employed women by industriesIndustry-specific
Female participation in industryFPShare of women in total employment in industriesIndustry-specific
Industry significance for the economyVAShare of gross value added of industry in total gross value added in the economyIndustry-specific
Female unemployment in countryFUShare of female (15–74) unemployment in the countryCountry-specific
Education level in countryEDShare of women (15–64) with higher education in total number of self-employed women in the countryCountry-specific

Source(s): Own elaboration

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