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Donna Kelley is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Frederic C. Hamilton Chair of Free Enterprise at Babson College in the United States. She leads the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's U.S. team and coauthored the GEM 2010 Women's report. Follow GEM on Twitter at GEMNOW.

Consider who comes to mind when we think of entrepreneurs. Does a day go by without mention of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg or Richard Branson in the media? While admirable, these men are not accessible, especially to women.

Women are as likely as men to think entrepreneurship is a good career choice, that entrepreneurs have high status, and are represented positively in the media. So why do they admire this endeavor from afar, but think they are less equipped to do this?

To read the full, original article click on this link: Where are all the women entrepreneurs? - CNN.com