Abstract
The glass ceiling phenomenon that impedes the advancement of talented women professionals into senior executive roles inside large corporations is widely recognized in society, studied in the management literature, taught in business schools, and tangibly felt by many women executives. Outside the corporate setting, we show that a second glass ceiling exists for women entrepreneurs and women small business owners. This second glass ceiling is a gender bias that obstructs women-owned small firms from accessing the financial capital required to start new firms and fuel the growth of existing firms. This paper (1) defines the second glass ceiling phenomenon, (2) provides evidence of its existence, causes and effects, and (3) proposes what both women entrepreneurs and financial capital managers should do to mitigate its deleterious effects.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2012
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2012 H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. This article first appeared in The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship 17, no. 1 (January 2012): 52-68.
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Recommended Citation
Bosse, Douglas A., and Porcher L. Taylor, III. "The Second Glass Ceiling Impedes Women Entrepreneurs." The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship 17, no. 1 (January 2012): 52-68.
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