Finland and the Nordic countries are among the most equal societies in the word and often regarded as pioneers of gender equality. In spite of this, there are less female entrepreneurs in the Nordics than in Europe on average. Why do Finnish and Swedish women become entrepreneurs less often than their Latvian or American peers?
This is the basic question raised on Libera’s The Equality Dilemma – The Lack of Female Entrepreneurs in Nordic Welfare States analysis. Its conclusion is surprising: the lack of Nordic female entrepreneurship is largely the result of a public sector policy and its role in a number of fields such as communications and health care.
