Because entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic growth and wealth creation, it also carries significant implications for social inequality (Braunstein, 2008; Joshi, Son, & Roh, 2015; Kanze, Huang, Conley, & Higgins, 2018). Consequently, the investigation into gender and racial disparities in entrepreneurship has become increasingly salient, reflecting not only entrepreneurship's prominent role in modern society but also its ongoing underrepresentation of groups such as women and racial minorities (Fairlie, Robb, & Robinson, 2022; Kanze et al., 2018; Orser & Elliott, 2015).The current symposium invites scholars studying such disparities and inclusion pathways to address inequalities by utilizing innovative approaches, theoretically and methodologically. Gender and racial inequalities and associated disparities are complex phenomena characterized by multifaceted interdependencies (Furnari, Crilly, Misangyi, Greckhamer, Fiss, & Aguilera, 2021; Ragin & Fiss, 2017). Understanding this complexity demands attention to the interconnected nature of independent factors that can jointly shape outcomes (Furnari et al., 2021; Ragin & Fiss, 2017). Bringing such innovative approaches to bear on entrepreneurship—theoretically and methodologically—we aim to probe the multifaceted and intersectional nature of gender and racial inequalities within entrepreneurship. Our goal is to foster a dialogue that illuminates the exclusionary mechanisms that uphold the status quo and the inclusionary pathways forward that allow us to effectuate meaningful change, with the broader aim of informing research, pedagogy, and policy.
