A CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AS BIPARTRATE IN PERPETUATING THE VULNERABILITY OF FEMALE DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURS Efe Imiren
Introduction
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emale entrepreneurship has continued to develop around the world, over the last decade, digitalisation has significantly increased opportunities for some women; as a range of tools enhance their ability to develop independent businesses. Whilst institutions can constrain some forms of entrepreneurship, they are also enablers as they provide resources for navigating enterprise pathways and providing frameworks for tackling challenges. In the same vein, institutions could perpetuate vulnerability by the constraints imposed through the underdevelopment or lack of institutions. Too often, in such cases, traditional roles and processes are reproduced with limited room for innovative change. Although institutions have been addressed in terms of their impact on female digital entrepreneurs, little connection has been made between institutions and their bipartrate role in the vulnerability of female digital entrepreneurs. This paper contributes to the debate as one of the emerging attempts to provide a conceptual review on debates at the intersection of vulnerability, female digital entrepreneurship, and institutions. In this paper, a narrative literature review method is used to map structural barriers argued to impact on female entrepreneurs
