Masculinity in Scandinavian tech entrepreneurship: male technology entrepreneurs negotiating gender (in)equality

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Dag Balkmar, Marta Lindvert, Elisabet Carine Ljunggren
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Abstract

Purpose

Both entrepreneurship and technology are significantly gendered, and when combined in technology entrepreneurship, they make up a fundamentally masculine field. This article investigates men tech entrepreneurs' negotiations of gender and gender (in)equality. The purpose is to gain knowledge on masculinity in tech entrepreneurship and to explore what role this might play in any change towards more gender-equal entrepreneurship.

Design/methodology/approach

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten Swedish and Norwegian male tech entrepreneurs in tech incubators. The interviews dealt with gender (in)equality and masculinity in tech entrepreneurship. The data were coded in NVivo and inductively analysed using thematic analysis. We apply a social constructivist understanding of gender.

Findings

We categorise the male entrepreneurs' views of gender equality along “privileged”, “paradoxical” and “potential” articulations of gender (in)equality. Building on these articulations, we discuss the potential entrepreneurial men and masculinities could have for changing gender inequality in the Scandinavian tech entrepreneurship context. The findings are applicable to several entrepreneurial contexts.

Originality/value

The study contributes to further the theoretical understanding of tech entrepreneurship as a gendered phenomenon, its dynamics and its potential for change, particularly in promoting gender equality in tech entrepreneurship. Empirically, it investigates the perceptions about gender (in)equality and gender as negotiated concepts amongst male tech entrepreneurs.

斯堪的纳维亚科技创业中的阳刚之气:男性科技创业者与性别(不)平等的谈判
目的创业和技术都具有显著的性别特征,在技术创业中两者结合在一起,构成了一个基本的男性领域。本文研究男性科技创业者对性别和性别(不)平等的协商。目的是了解科技创业中的男性特质,并探讨男性特质在实现更多性别平等的创业变革中可能发挥的作用。设计/方法/途径对科技孵化器中的十位瑞典和挪威男性科技创业者进行了半结构式访谈。访谈内容涉及科技创业中的性别(不)平等和男性气质。我们使用 NVivo 对数据进行了编码,并使用主题分析法对数据进行了归纳分析。我们将男性创业者对性别平等的看法分为 "特权"、"矛盾 "和 "潜在 "三种性别(不)平等的表述。在这些阐述的基础上,我们讨论了创业男性和男性气质在改变斯堪的纳维亚科技创业背景下的性别不平等方面可能具有的潜力。本研究有助于进一步从理论上理解作为一种性别现象的科技创业、其动态及其变革潜力,尤其是在促进科技创业中的性别平等方面。在实证方面,本研究调查了男性科技创业者对性别(不)平等和性别作为协商概念的看法。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
7.40
自引率
15.60%
发文量
15
期刊介绍: Launched in 2009, the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) aims to facilitate the natural evolution of the field of gender and entrepreneurship by drawing together the very best research contributions from around the world. The journal seeks to: -Provide a dedicated publication outlet for high calibre, international research of interest to scholars, entrepreneurs and policy makers in the field of gender and entrepreneurship -Offer a unique perspective on the practice of gender and entrepreneurship by including sections dedicated to practitioner and policy content -Support a more consistent global approach to the presentation of research in the field -Platform the work of dynamic young researchers and those who are in a position to offer new perspectives on this particular research area -Enable those active in the area as researchers, educators, trainers, practitioners, support personnel and policy makers to keep up to date with the field on an international level. The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Entrepreneurship, Female/Women’s entrepreneurship , Business, Management, Strategy, Gender, Economics, Internationalization, Marketing.
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