Parenting : towards a work-life articulation model of women entrepreneurs.

Angélique Rodhain (1, 2, 3) , Sophia Belghiti-Mahut , Anne-Laurence Lafont , Florence Rodhain (1, 2)

1 UM - Université de Montpellier
2 MRM - Montpellier Research in Management
3 Labex Entreprendre

Being a women entrepreneur is presented in the literature as either a difficulty or a solution to work‒family and work‒life conflict. Since these two conflicts increase entrepreneurs’ life stress and reduce career satisfaction, they deserve a better understanding. The life narrative analysis of 29 women entrepreneurs who actually created their own business provides deeper insight into the reasons for their career choice within the context of a whole-life story. Three cases emerge, based on women entrepreneurs’ perceptions of articulating work life and private life. Four criteria explain the work‒life articulation: the entrepreneur’s lifecycle, the business lifecycle (and the conjunction between these two criteria), spousal support, and the entrepreneur’s motivation for creating the business.

Mots clés: women entrepreneurs; work‒life conflict; life narrative; gender; mumpreneur

Domaines: Gestion et management

Angélique Rodhain, Sophia Belghiti-Mahut, Anne-Laurence Lafont, Florence Rodhain. Parenting : towards a work-life articulation model of women entrepreneurs.. Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 2020, La parentalité en entrepreneuriat : une dimension oubliée ?, 19, ⟨10.3917/entre1.193.0023⟩. ⟨hal-03085319⟩