Title: Female social entrepreneurship in Indonesia: a critical literature review

Authors: Prameshwara Anggahegari; Gatot Yudoko; Bambang Rudito; Hendrati Dwi Mulyaningsih; Veland Ramadani

Addresses: School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia ' School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia ' School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia ' Faculty of Business and Communication, Telkom University, Research Synergy Foundation, Indonesia ' Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, Macedonia

Abstract: This is a literature review paper related to female social entrepreneurship in Indonesia by using content analysis methodology. Based on papers related to female involvement in social entrepreneurship, there are some gaps within current literature that we tried to analyse. Most research in social entrepreneurship is considered as blurry areas where a female is categorised as 'the other' type of entrepreneur. This condition is also occurring in Indonesia. Even if females are described in the literature, most researchers focus more on the physiological and psychological differences between male and female. Females are rarely being highlighted as the subject of change. They were not seen as the change makers that have contributed more to the social values creation that emerged from their involvement in social entrepreneurship. The contested problems came from the Western point of view that has given some limitation to female empowerment in Indonesia. Therefore, we provide a new focus that emphasises the Eastern tradition to portray how female involvement in social entrepreneurship may give more impact to the social value creation.

Keywords: social entrepreneurship; female empowerment; social value creation; Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2021.115877

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2021 Vol.43 No.3, pp.315 - 331

Received: 16 Jan 2019
Accepted: 22 Jan 2019
Published online: 05 Jul 2021 *

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