Gender differences in entrepreneurship in the service sector and the economy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the development of the service sector in modern national economies. The aim of the study is to assess the levels of specialization of firms created by entrepreneurs in service types of economic activity. In this case, the authors consider business structures in such types of activities as financial, professional, administrative, consumer and social services, as well as health and education. The research process included five stages. As a starting point, the study used the results of surveys of adults conducted in 59 countries during the implementation of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring project. The study solved the problem of assessing the values of indicators that characterize the proportion of men and women who have created businesses in the service sector according to data for 2018, in the total number of relevant gender strata. The study was based on the development of economic and mathematical models. At the same time, most countries show the presence of a gender gap. The conclusions presented in the article have a significant novelty and originality. They can be used in the activities of public administration bodies, as well as in further research.