Modern Challenges in Women’s Entrepreneurship: Social and Structural Barriers in Croatia

There is hardly anyone who would be willing to dispute the claim that women are still unequal in the distribution of family wealth, work, unequal wages and unequal access to positions, decision-making and power. Without examining the specific position of women in society, it is impossible to disentangle the structural causes that lead to this social group working harder, having more difficult access to wealth, reputation, and power. Newest theories and research help us understand the structural causes, as well as sociological and various feminist theories that analyse the status and position of women in society, considering them as indicators of systematic and persistent discrimination and unequal opportunities for women in accessing positions of power and decision-making. The purpose of this paper is to show the entrepreneurial activity of women in Croatia. Furthermore, the paper examines the social norms and practices that influence the distribution of jobs between women and men.