The Relationship between Family Law and Female Entrepreneurship in Germany

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The Relationship between Family Law and Female Entrepreneurship in Germany. / Guerra González, Jorge.
Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 2013. (Leuphana Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit & Recht; No. 4).

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Guerra González, J 2013 'The Relationship between Family Law and Female Entrepreneurship in Germany' Leuphana Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit & Recht, no. 4, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Guerra González, J. (2013). The Relationship between Family Law and Female Entrepreneurship in Germany. (Leuphana Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit & Recht; No. 4). Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.

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Guerra González J. The Relationship between Family Law and Female Entrepreneurship in Germany. Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 2013 Jan. (Leuphana Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit & Recht; 4).

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abstract = "Many fewer women than men try the entrepreneurial way in Germany. Any explanation for this phenomenon must be complex, as many factors are relevant for its production. Among other things, it is possible to speculate on sexual/gender discrimination, on more or less voluntary decisions of women or on different starting conditions for potential entrepreneurs. We assume that these options are closely related. This paper will concentrate, though, on the third alternative. Its focus will be set on the “family field,” or more precisely, onthe role of family law in hindering women from trying self-employment. The family field in Germany has not evolved in the sense of gender equality along with all other areas of society - e.g., entrepreneurship. No gender equality is possible if the family field is not part of it. This paper analyses causes and consequences for this phenomenon.",
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