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Profesia de auditor la feminin – repere privind antreprenoriatul de gen in Romania
The Women in the Audit Profession – Key Highlights Regarding Gender Entrepreneurship in Romania

Author(s): Widad Atena Faragalla, Adriana Tiron-Tudor, Liana Stanca
Subject(s): Economy, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Camera Auditorilor Financiari din România
Keywords: entrepreneurshi; audit profession; gender;

Summary/Abstract: The Women in the Audit Profession – Key Highlights Regarding Gender Entrepreneurship in RomaniaThe accounting profession was considered a masculine one, due to the historical context, traditions and mentality at that certain point in time; currently the number of women that are in the profession has become overwhelming, making women a majority in some cases. However, in top management positions in big auditing companies, in professional bodies and in profession in general the gender balance is not in accordance with the high number of women. Through the present study the authors intend to analyze which are the factors that determine women from audit profession to open their own practices and to start an entrepreneurial activity on their own.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 157
  • Page Range: 145-153
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Romanian
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