수도권 간 비교를 통해 본 인천시 여성기업의 특성 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the standardized characteristics of women-owned businesses in Incheon and to derive implications for fostering women-owned businesses in Incheon through a comparative analysis with Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in the metropolitan area. This study analyzes trends in women-owned businesses in Incheon over the past decade, with emphasis on the differences between women- and men-owned businesses, as well as differences among women-owned businesses in the metropolitan area, thereby distinguishing it from other studies. Statistical analysis for analyzing the characteristics of women-owned businesses utilized raw data from Statistics Korea’s “Survey of Establishments and Enterprises.” The analysis results show that, although women-owned businesses have relatively lower startup rates and are relatively small and informal in terms of size and organizational structure compared with menowned businesses, they are growing at a faster pace than men-owned businesses, thus indicating the potential for future development. To make women-owned businesses in Incheon an impetus for economic development, innovative women-owned businesses centered on highvalue-added industries must be fostered, instead of focusing on retail and other minority industries, and support policies must be diversified based on the growth stages of the businesses, instead of focusing solely on startup support policies.