Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries

Recent researches in the field of entrepreneurship  give a renewed interest in the role of women 
entrepreneurship in the economic development. This document aims to draw up an analysis of the 
effect of female entrepreneurship on economic growth using a panel data over  the period 2000-
2014 for a sample of twenty-five (developed and developing) countries. Results show that female 
entrepreneurship has a significant negative effect  but also entrepreneurship is considered the 
channel, it has an indirect impact on economic growth even business creation has been a real 
engine of economic development; these are seen as a means to generate employment 
opportunities, income distribution, wealth creation and poverty reduction. Some recommendations 
are presented, in order to support of government initiatives and the effect on women-owned 
business performance which are also important.