Women in Digital Entrepreneurship: Bibliometric Study

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Abstract

The rapid development of digital technologies has impacted the entrepreneurship world, this evolution offers more opportunities to women to engage in business. Advancements in technology have enabled women entrepreneurs to transcend barriers to market access and resource acquisition, thereby fostering the development of women-led enterprises across multiple sectors. As a consequence, Women entrepreneurs are widely recognized as important contributors to economic development, innovation, and social empowerment. The present study aims to investigate the research on women and digital entrepreneurship through a bibliometric approach. A total of 216 documents were extracted from the Scopus database, analyzed through VOS viewer software and MS Excel covering the period from 2017 to 2025. The study examines the most prolific authors, top-cited journals, the most contributing countries, and the research trend. Furthermore, co-authorship and co-occurrence were conducted to map the intellectual structure of knowledge in women and digital entrepreneurship. The results indicate the growing scholarly interest in women and digital entrepreneurship with significant contributions from both developed and developing countries researchers. The analysis demonstrates that the presence of interdisciplinary research, linking entrepreneurship with fields such as technology, innovation, and gender studies. This paper provides valuable bibliometric insights to the existing literature and offers directions for future studies, particularly in underexplored areas.

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women entrepreneurship, bibliometric analysis, women, digital entrepreneurship, VOS viewer