In this video, Olenka Kacperczyk, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, explores how the returns to entrepreneurship compare with paid employment. Tracking earnings over a 30-year period, the research shows that women gain around 22% when moving into entrepreneurship, compared to around 8% for men. While women still earn less in absolute terms, the gender gap is smaller than in wage work. The findings highlight that entrepreneurship can be a pathway for women to better realise the returns to their skills, particularly where advancement barriers are steepest. Learn more about Olenka: https://www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/o/olenka-kacperczyk Read the research: https://sms.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/smj.70065 #entrepreneurship #gendergap #careers #research #LondonBusinessSchool