Do enterprise support programmes leave women holding the baby?

Title:

Do enterprise support programmes leave women holding the baby?

Type:

Article

Date Created:

2005-02-02

Description:

Discusses whether business start-​up programmes aimed at disadvantaged groups take adequate account of childcare responsibilities. Reviews the evidence on the childcare barrier to business trading. Describes research into the experience of participants in a national youth enterprise programme. Looks at the impact of treating childcare planning as a private matter rather than integrating it into business planning. Considers why childcare strategies failed, the differing impact for men and women, and the link to business closure. Discusses the implications for UK policy on encouraging enterprise among working-​class parents.

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Resource ownership

  • Creator:
    • Julia Rouse
      Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University, Aytoun Builiding, Aytoun Street, Manchester M1 3GH
      Email: j.rouse@mmu.ac.uk
  • Publisher(s):
    • Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
      Pion Ltd, 207 Brondesbury Park, London NW2 5JN
      Tel: 020 8459 0066
      Fax: 020 8451 6454
  • Contributor:
    • John Kitching
      Small Business Research Centre, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 7LB
      Email: j.kitching@kingston.ac.uk
  • Rights:
    • Copyright 2006 a Pion publication
  • Additional Info Source:
    • Pion Ltd
      207 Brondesbury Park, London NW2 5JN
      Tel: 020 8459 0066
      Fax: 020 8451 6454
      Email: sales@pion.co.uk

Coverage

  • Geographic:
    • UK
  • Format:
    • Text/​HTML medium: Internet
  • Subject(s):
    • Business practice and regulation; Education and skills; Employment terms and conditions; Families; Labour market; Life in the community; Women
  • Regional strategies:
    • Regional Economic Strategy
  • Keywords:
    • Entrepreneurship, business startups, small businesses, self employment, parents, childcare

Other details

  • Relation:
    • Is part of: Environment and Planning C, Vol. 24 No. 1 Feb 2006, pp.5-​19
  • Language:
    • English
  • Access restrictions:
    • Requires subscription

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