DOI: 10.5176/2251-1814_EeL18.138
Authors: Gabriel Chu and Samuel Ang
Abstract: This paper analyses the different needs, mindsets, and entrepreneurship propensity among male and female youth students through an extensive survey conducted from Dec 2017 to February 2018. The paper further discusses the impact of this study on the entrepreneurship educational model in campuses. The similarities between the genders are toward attractive factors of starting up such as gaining freedom and exercising creativity in their career and unappealing factors such as the fear of business failures and the instability of finances and career. Female youths are less favorable, less confident, less optimistic and more risk-averse towards entrepreneurship. They view further education and experience gained from working for others as valuable safety nets in their career. Ultimately, with a better understanding of the gender attitudes towards entrepreneurship, tertiary educational institutions can better craft, customize and refine educational models for them.
Keywords: campus entrepreneurship, education, educational institutions, educational models, female entrepreneurship, male entrepreneurship, gender, youth, student, motivation, mindset, career choices, business education
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