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• Title:
  Self-expansion of entrepreneurial women in the family interface
• Creator:
  Fickler, Michel
• Description:
  Purpose: This study addresses the experiences of entrepreneurial women within the family interface, examining how gender roles influence their professional identity as self-expansion. It aims to deepen understanding of their marital challenges and propose insights to advance their professional and marital success. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on in-depth interviews with 38 middle-class women entrepreneurs (aged 35–36) managing business in Israel for over four years. data analysis follows a constructivist-qualitative approach. Findings: three key themes emerged: (1) negotiations on norms and role identity – conflict between family roles and self-expansion creates personal and marital tension, sometimes leading to divorce; (2) reduction or elimination of roles – some women forgo marriage or parenthood to achieve self-expansion; (3) reversal or change of roles – an egalitarian or reversed division of roles fosters self-expansion and family enrichment. Research limitations: This qualitative study relies on life stories, providing insights but challenging the process of recruitment and objectivity. Implications: It is recommended to develop educational programs for the empowerment of the self-expansion and marital support for the change of traditional roles alongside the extension of the cultural discussion on self-expansion.;
  Purpose: This study addresses the experiences of entrepreneurial women within the family interface, examining how gender roles influence their professional identity as self-expansion. It aims to deepen understanding of their marital challenges and propose insights to advance their professional and marital success. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on in-depth interviews with 38 middle-class women entrepreneurs (aged 35–36) managing business in Israel for over four years. data analysis follows a constructivist-qualitative approach. Findings: three key themes emerged: (1) negotiations on norms and role identity – conflictbetween family roles and self-expansion creates personal and marital tension, sometimes leading to divorce; (2) reduction or elimination of roles – some women forgo marriage or parenthood to achieve self-expansion; (3) reversal or change of roles – an egalitarian or reversed division of roles fosters self-expansion and family enrichment. Research limitations: This qualitative study relies on life stories, providing insights but challenging the process of recruitment and objectivity. Implications: It is recommended to develop educational programs for the empowerment of the self-expansion and marital support for the change of traditional roles alongside the extension of the cultural discussion on self-expansion.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Michel Fickler
• Date:
  2025.06.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
  Artykuł recenzowany
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Człowiek i Społeczeństwo; Vol. 59 (2025): Życie rodzinne współczesnych Europejczyków; 145-167;
  Człowiek i Społeczeństwo; Tom 59 (2025): Życie rodzinne współczesnych Europejczyków; 145-167;
  2956-5243;
  0239-3271
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cis/article/view/48645/39488
• Subject:
  self-expansion;
  family interface;
  female entrepreneurship;
  work-family conflict;
  work- family enrichment
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cis/article/view/48645
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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  seek permission
• Type:
  text