Анотація:
The paper considers main characteristics and types of female entrepreneurs in
Ukraine on the background of results of a study on female entrepreneurship in
transition economies. The authors conclude that female entrepreneurship is playing a
significant role in modernization of post-Soviet society, changing the attitude of
public to women. Entrepreneurial activity has an impact on personal features and
settings of a female entrepreneur, and this reduces the number of “reluctant”
entrepreneurs and increases the entrepreneurial potential of the nation.