2. Background
Men and Women within the UK
Self employment
Expected Utility Formula
Available Capital
Real Interest Rate
Individual Characteristics (Preferences)
3. Research Question
What are the motivating factors that cause men and women to explore self-
employment opportunities?
Necessity
Opportunity
Lifestyle decision
Occupation choice
4. Research Question
Is each gender influenced differently by economic factors when deciding whether or
not to become self-employed?
Women Men
• Children Care
• Household Duties
• Higher wages
• Standard of Living
• Self Motivated
• Lesser Household Responsibilities
• Job Stability
5. Ethical Issue
“How do men and women in self-employment differ in moral reasoning and ethical decision
making?”
Females Males
• Avoid Being Judgmental
• Search for Compromise
• Seek Solutions that minimize hurt
• Rely On Communication
• Guided By Emotion
• “Who is Right?”
• Value Decisiveness
• Unambiguous Decisions
• Make Choices that further them in the
Business World.
6. Data Analysis
Economic theory self employment choices: rule of game
States of economic theory are waged employment, self employment
Wage employment include: salary earning, tax rate
Self employment function of entrepreneurial ability: available capital, interest rate, individual
characteristic tastes, preferences,
Paid employment: depends on wage rate
Unemployment: depends on unemployment insurance.
7. Data Analysis
Multivariate Data Analysis
Demographic
Background characteristic of women and men working in UK
Factors effecting each Gender
8. Conclusion
Factors consists of: social and economic influencing self employment rates from men and women in
the UK.
Long run and short run impact of economic and social factors.
Recently, women are more involved in their employment.
Stereotypical assumption for men and women from specific roles in society.
Men are more inclined to economic factors such as: stable job, and work promotions.
Women are more inclined to social factors such as: stable job and committed to running a
household.
9. Conclusion
Women are more strategic with money than men.
Factors
More Conscience of Household Duties
Place families Well Being First
Tend to support Men Working in the Work Force
10. Critique
Targeted only the UK employment
Compared and contrast men and women responsibilities throughout the employment.
