Entrepreneurial ecosystemshave become a popular concept within research and practitioner contexts. Yet, while bothliterature streams have produced relevant eco-factors, no clear empirical evidence has emerged on their impact. This study addresses the following question: in impoverished areas, to what extent does the business ecosystem reduce gender differences in entrepreneurial success (controlling ownership and business longevity)? Our framework distinguishes three levels—cultural, social, and material—in the four major regions of the Indian ecosystem. Our results show that family support is most important in reducing the gender gap in the success of entrepreneurs. Weestablish the importance of social network support. We find no evidence that capital funding influences the gender gap in entrepreneurial success. Last, our study suggests that the more female entrepreneurs are exposed to local markets at the beginning of their enterprise, the more entrepreneurially successful they are than male entrepreneurs. Implications are discussed.

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如何消除创业成功中的性别差异？看生态系统

创业生态系统已成为研究和实践领域中的一个流行概念。然而，尽管这两种文献都产生了相关的生态因素，但尚未出现明确的经验证据来证明其影响。本研究解决了以下问题：在贫困地区，商业生态系统在多大程度上减少了创业成功（控制所有权和企业寿命）方面的性别差异？我们的框架区分了印度生态系统四个主要区域的三个层面——文化、社会和物质。我们的研究结果表明，家庭支持对于缩小企业家成功的性别差距最为重要。我们确立了社交网络支持的重要性。我们没有发现任何证据表明资本融资会影响创业成功的性别差距。最后，我们的研究表明，女性企业家在创业之初接触当地市场的机会越多，她们比男性企业家的创业成功率就越高。讨论了影响。