The gender disparity in entrepreneurship persists despite the rise in the proportion of women-owned businesses and the vast expansion of programmes, laws, and other resources aimed at fostering and developing women's entrepreneurship. This article responds to two inquiries: Why is there still a gender disparity in entrepreneurship? What does the literature tell us about the most effective strategies for encouraging women's entrepreneurship? This paper makes the case, from a feminist standpoint, that current women's entrepreneurship publicity policies unquestionably benefit individual women, but if the gender discrimination in the environment in which entrepreneurship is integrated is maintained, efforts might be in vain and have little or no financial and economic or social implications.
Key words: Women Entrepreneurship, Offering Solutions, Two Inquiries, Social Implications.
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