Phenomenology of Women's Entrepreneurship Across International Contexts

Stacy Brecht, DBA is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Department Chair of Digital and Strategic Marketing at Azusa Pacific University (APU) in the Los Angeles area.Séverine Le Loarne - Lemaire is a Full Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management (France) and holds the FERE Research Chair "Women & Economic Renewal," which she founded in 2016.

• Introduction: The Exploration of Women Entrepreneurship with a Post-Structural Feminism Lens and Phenomenology Method; Séverine Le Loarne - Lemaire and Stacy BrechtPart 1. Operating Within the Entreprenuerial EcosystemChapter 1. Women Migrant Entrepreneurship from West and Central Africa in Dakar: An Exploratory Study; Grégory JosephChapter 2. Social Impact Scaling: The Importance of Networks for Women Social Entrepreneurs in Tunisia; Meriam RazgallahChapter 3. How Chinese Women Entrepreneurs Persevere in a Transition Economy; Laurice Alexandre and Cui ZhaoPart 2. Transforming Male-Dominated IndustriesChapter 4. Women Entrepreneurs in Brittany, France: Womenpreneurs Persevering in “Masculine” Industries; Florence Gangloff and Gael BertrandChapter 5. Challenging Gender Stereotypes: The Extraordinary Journey of a French Woman Entrepreneur Who Has Become an Industry Maker; Michele ColettiChapter 6. Inspiration from Religious Leader, Philippine Duchesne, in "1820s" United States; Séverine Le Loarne - LemairePart 3. The Influence of the Spouse in EntrepreneurshipChapter 7. Redefined Realization: Japanese Immigrant Women in the French Micro-Entrepreneurship; Kanako TakedaChapter 8. Women Entrepreneurs and Crisis Recovery: Considerations Based on the United States Beauty Mogul Elizabeth Arden During an Economic and Martial Crisis; Séverine Le Loarne - Lemaire, Didier Chabaud, and Rénaldo PayetChapter 9. Reshaping the Patriarchal Landscape: Indian Women Entrepreneurs Transforming Socio-Cultural Norms; Tarun Tiwari, Kumar Santanu, and Pallavi TyagiPart 4. Post-Structural Feminist Ways Forward for EntrepreneurshipChapter 10. Women Entrepreneurs in North Carolina: Rising Together for Community Action after Natural Disaster, Hurricane Helene; Susan Clark MunteanChapter 11. Leading with Presence: Mindfulness and Authentic Leadership in Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys in a Conservative United States Context; Louise Kelly, Stacy Brecht, and Rashmi AssudaniChapter 12. Becoming an Agent of Change in the Developing World: The Case of Shaheena Waqar Khan in Pakistan; Nida Karim and Séverine Le Loarne - LemaireChapter 13. The Intersectionality of Women Entrepreneurship and Neurodiversity in the United States: An Impetus for Creating Business Ventures for Career Advancement; Susan Clark Muntean and Stacy BrechtChapter 14. Phenomenology of Female Entrepreneurship: The Contributions of German-American Historian and Philosopher Hannah Arendt; Christine Noël-Lemaitre and Séverine Le Loarne - Lemaire

By showcasing a diversity of approaches, this book highlights what is possible in a world that too often downplays the economic and social potential of women’s entrepreneurship, reducing it to a secondary activity generating micro-business or encourages women to “overcome psychological barriers” by adopting the so-called ‘neutral’ codes that, in practice, reflect dominant masculine norms. Refusing to confine women to ready-made prescriptions, the authors reveal just how diverse women’s ambitions and achievements truly are, how varied their economic models and strategies can be, and how their ways of navigating and challenging bias—both their own and that of others—are grounded in pragmatic, solution-orientated action. It is precisely this diversity of approaches, practices, and solutions developed by women entrepreneurs that creates genuine value and provides a meaningful response to today’s economic and societal challenges. It’s a timely and valuable reminder.