The Pandemic’s Impact on Barriers of Male and Female Entrepreneurship: Case Study from Poland

Abstract

During the pandemic, small businesses representing commerce as well as catering, tourism and transport service found themselves in a particularly difficult situation. Running a small business during the pandemic was particularly severe for women due to the care of children related to the closure of schools, kindergartens and crèches. The literature on the barriers to running a business during the pandemic crisis by women and men is modest. There is a lack of research comparing the barriers to running businesses by women and men.