Dutta, D. K.Işıklar, Rukiye Işıl YavuzManolova, T. S.Brush, C. G.Edelman, L. F.Robb, A.Welter, F.2018-05-142018-05-1420179781785364617http://hdl.handle.net/10679/5817https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364624.00010Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.In this chapter, we examine the impact of gender inequality on the success of women-owned ventures, specifically in terms of the latter’s rate of survival and revenue growth. Utilizing liberal feminist theory as the conceptual lens, we test our hypotheses on 4744 US-based ventures founded in 2004 and surveyed over seven years, as part of the Kauffman Firm Survey. We find that while gender inequality does not have a significant impact on firm survival, it does negatively affect the venture’s revenue growth. At the same time, an absence of gender inequality has a significant positive impact on women-owned ventures, making them achieve much higher growth compared to their male-led counterparts. The study findings have important implications for public policy, institutional reforms, and availability of support services at the entrepreneurial ecosystem level.engrestrictedAccessbookPart759710.4337/9781785364624.000102-s2.0-85040677530