YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Employment and entrepreneurship  149 It should be noted that for young entrepreneurs at the beginning of their career, setting up their own business and becoming an independent en- trepreneur often does not address the challenges related to the social and financial security of young people. Nevertheless, young people are often willing to consider such “fall-backs”, even though it is clear that addressing employment challenges in this way is not the first choice on their priority list. To avoid unemployment, setting up their own busi- nesses or SMEs still seems to be a quite viable option for young people. In fact, more than half of themwould be willing to open their own business or obtain a status of autonomous entrepreneur in order to tackle their employment situation (see Figure 3.20). However, there are gender dif- ferences in willingness, with young women slightly less likely to take this step. In particular, a smaller proportion of women compared to their male peers would definitely be willing to do so. Figure 3.20: Willingness to set up your own business to avoid unemployment. I would definitely be willing. 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Men Women Total 33.5 27.9 24.9 I would be willing. 30.7 29.8 32.2 I am neither willing nor unwilling 18.6 18.9 21.5 I would not be willing. 11.2 12.2 14.7 I would not be willing at all. 6.0 6.0 6.6 0% Source: Mladina 2020.