Feminist Insight on Gendered Work: The Opportunity Recognition and Performance of Women's Entrepreneurship Influenced by Internal and External Factors

Abstract

Many people believe that family responsibilities on the part of women will not prevent them from improving their performance, religion, and traditions prevailing in Indonesian society. This study aims to examine the internal-external factors that influence on women entrepreneurs’ performance. This research was conducted in Indonesia using questionnaires for data collection. Using a survey data of 220 women entrepreneur from SMEs in Indonesia, the results of the analysis showed that entrepreneurial orientation (internal factor) and social culture (external factor) indirectly contributes to entrepreneurial recognition, where the relationship is partially mediated by entrepreneurial recognition. Keywords: women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs performance, entrepreneurial recognition