Focuses on a specific subset of work and the economy for mothers who are entrepreneurs in different parts of the world. The authors examine how mothers are negotiating their entrepreneurial endeavours within the contexts of local and global economic shifts.
Talia Esnard (PhD Sociology) is a Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St.Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago. Her research centers on issues related to women,work, and organizations. She is a co-author of Black women, academe and the tenure process in the United States and the Caribbean. Mélanie Knight is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. Her research interests focus on Black women entrepreneurs, Black collective economics, and Black activism. In addition to her publications in race and gender journals, she was recently award the Viola Desmond Faculty award.