"Och vilka ska förändra näringslivet om inte kvinnorna?"
En studie av fyra kvinnliga entreprenörer som arbetar med förändringsarbete
Sweden is described as one of the most forward-thinking countries in the world when it comes to equal opportunities, yet still management is being dominated by men. Looking at entrepreneurship and gender, the author has written four herstories about female entrepreneurs working, through enterprise, to bring about change to the male domination of top level management. The primary purpose of this master's thesis has been to look at theories on entrepreneurship/ management and gender to analyse how the entrepreneurs relate to their roles as [i] entrepreneurs, [ii] agents of change, and [iii] women. The findings show that they attach particular emphasis to their roles as entrepreneurs. As regards the work for change, being female is described as both advantageous and irrelevant, or insufficient. The entrepreneurs use a variety of strategies to integrate and separate their roles, but gender is an ever-present factor. The second objective has been to analyse, on the basis of these same theories, how their companies are working to promote change ? how problems and solutions are defined in respect of male domination. The author?s conclusion is that the issue can be attributed to both factors at an individual level and to society, and that the level of definition has an effect on the solutions set forth. The companies have opted for different strategies and points of emphasis in their work to promote change; and ?business?, ?women in business? and ?power and gender? are all examples of the latter.