The Women in the Audit Profession – Key Highlights Regarding Gender Entrepreneurship in Romania
Author:
Atena FARAGALLA, Adriana TIRON-TUDOR, Liana STANCA
JEL:
M42
DOI:
10.20869/AUDITF/2020/157/003
Keywords:
entrepreneurship, audit profession, gender
Abstract:
The accounting profession was considered a masculine one, due to the historical context, traditions and mentality at that certain point in time; currently the number of women that are in the profession has become overwhelming, making women a majority in some cases. However, in top management positions in big auditing companies, in professional bodies and in profession in general the gender balance is not in accordance with the high number of women. Through the present study the authors intend to analyze which are the factors that determine women from audit profession to open their own practices and to start an entrepreneurial activity on their own.
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