Entrepreneurial competencies of women in the Mexican context ; Competencias emprendedoras de la mujer en el contexto mexicano

The participation of women in the economy has increased since their incursion through entrepreneurship, which is not exempt from challenges, from social perception to deficient public policies that perpetuate the division of labor by gender roles. Thus, women entrepreneurs are disruptive entities for the business world that has been masculinized, impacting their way of doing business and requiring competencies to endure and achieve women's economic independence. The objective of this study was to identify the entrepreneurial competencies possessed by businesswomen in Tabasco, México, using a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional approach, applying a questionnaire composed of eleven dimensions. A total of 212 women business owners participated. It was identified that women entrepreneurs possess competencies related to the need to exist, to replenish and learn and also possess entrepreneurial spirit; however, to a lesser extent, they possess competencies to work with others, to prioritize the business, and to work hard to maintain their entrepreneurship; they also have doubts about involving the family in the business. These results contribute to the understanding of women's behavior, being this study the first of its kind in the State, inviting more research on entrepreneurship with a gender perspective. ; La participación de la mujer en la economía se ha incrementado a partir de su incursión por medio del emprendimiento, la cual no está exenta de retos y desafíos, desde la percepción social hasta políticas públicas deficientes que perpetúan la división del trabajo por roles de género. Es así como las mujeres que emprenden son entes disruptivos para el mundo empresarial que ha sido pensado en masculino, impactando en su forma de hacer negocios y requiriendo de competencias para perdurar y lograr su independencia económica. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar las competencias emprendedoras que poseen las empresarias en Tabasco, México. Se realizó con enfoque cuantitativo descriptivo transeccional, se aplicó ...