Note of Guest Editor The multifaceted and controversial impact of COVID19 on all aspects of human life has been discussed in the scientific literature for over a year. The problem of COVID19 impact on the position of women in the economy, society, and the family occupied a special place. The Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education actively publishes on its pages the results of the most relevant and cutting-edge research on gender equality or inequality and gender differences in various fields of activity. The problems of the increased domestic burden on women because of schools’ and kindergartens’ closure, the deterioration of the economic situation of many families where women were forced to leave work, and the growth of psychological tension among working women have already been repeatedly touched upon. The issues of assessing women's opportunities to do business in the context of a pandemic, their reactions to lockdown demands, the problems of increasing fear, anxiety, and uncertainty about the future of female entrepreneurs are widely covered. At the same time as the experience of different countries has shown compliance with the requirements of self-isolation and quarantine, an extensive lockdown and other negative conditions and phenomena of the COVID19 pandemic have led to an exacerbation of many traditional gender problems, and also revealed new ones. A whole range of issues related to the education of women in the context of a pandemic, as well as the role and place of women in the education system (female teachers in schools, female professors at universities, female researchers, etc.) is widely presented in the previous issues of the Women's Journal of entrepreneurship and education, and was continued in new research. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education prof. dr. Mirjana Radovich-Markovic for the invitation to become the editor of a special issue of the magazine dedicated to the impact of COVID19 on the gender aspects of business and education. Within the framework of a special topic this issue of the journal presents the results of researches devoted to the analysis of psychological differences in the perception of distance learning by young men and women, their approaches to the requirements in organizing the educational process at the university and differences in methods of achieving success. The works which are devoted to the psychological characteristics of gender problems in business, reveal gender differences in the perception of professional and life success among entrepreneurs and company leaders, reveal the gender characteristics of the value orientations of entrepreneurs, as well as the characteristics of the gender and socio- professional identities of workers, managers and entrepreneurs. Special sociological surveys made it possible to identify the opportunities and risk factors of female entrepreneurship in the context of a pandemic in specific regions and countries. The results of this analysis are presented in the following issue of the journal. The problems of small and medium-sized businesses are also highlighted. An important area of research is the assessment of gender issues in the field of hired labour in various companies because of a pronounced tendency to change the composition of jobs and professions under the influence of computerization and digitization, aggravated under the influence of COVID19. The special issue offers a discussion of gender issues in the field of labour and employment in various sectors of the economy under the influence of digitization. A special area of research is the assessment of gender differences in the composition and structure of employees of state and municipal authorities. These and many other problems require their solution and elimination. I hope that the works included in the special edition will expand the base of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of education, employment, female entrepreneurship, as well as identify the dangers of increasing gender problems and propose ways to solve them. Prof. Dr. Zhanna Mingaleva Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Faculty of Humanities Department for Economics and Industrial Management 432, 29, Komsomolsky prospekt, Perm, 614990, Russia "Glass Ceilings" in the System of Public Administration in the Russian Federation PUBLISHER Institute of Economic Sciences 12 Zmaj Jovina str. 11000 Belgrade, Serbia EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Dr. Mirjana Radović Marković Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade EDITORIAL OFFICE Feature of Perception of Distance Learning by Students During the First Wave COVID19 Adopting Adult Education for Fulfilment of the Right of Women to Education in Nigeria Transformational Leadership of Nyai – Case Study in Roudlotun Nasyiin Islamic Boarding School The City-Village Interface in Ibadan (Nigeria): Black Soap Entrepreneurship Since 1918 Empowerment Through Women Entrepreneurship: A Case from the Beauty Salon Sector in Sri Lanka Importance and Role of Women within the Business Community of Azerbaijan Women Entrepreneurship in the Time of COVID19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Risks (The Case of Perm Region, Russia) Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Wake of the Covid19 Crisis: The Case of Serbia Values of Entrepreneurs and Supervisors and Their Socio-professional Identity: Gender Dimension Gender Aspects of Working from Home in Serbia Gender Aspects of Digital Workplace Transformation JOURNAL SECRETARIES Dejana Pavlović, PhD Elena Jovičić, PhD Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade EDITORIAL BOARD Vasileios Kallinterakis, Liverpool University, United Kingdom Halil Dincer Kaya, Northeastern State University, United States of America Ivana Domazet, Institute of Economic Sciences, Serbia Almir Pestek, Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Zélia Breda, University of Aveiro, Portugal PUBLISHING BOARD Jovan Zubović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Serbia PRINTED BY Beograd Zhanna Mingaleva0F Elena Shironina1F Introduction Literature Review Research Method Method Data Research Results Conclusion Acknowledgements References Miloš Vučeković2F Mirjana Radović Marković Borislav Đukanović Svetlana Duković Arsen Dragojević Introduction Literature Overview Research Method Key Findings "Profile" of Women Who Work at Home in Serbia Discussion Conclusion References Guzel Seletkova3F Eugeniia Lazukova4F Vasilij Stegnii5F Karina Tulieva6F Introduction Discussion and Сonclusions References Milena Lazić7F Olivera Jovanović8F Marija Lazarević-Moravčević9F Introduction Literature Review Methodology Research Results Key Findings and Recommendations Conclusion References Elena Seredkina10F Olga Burova11F Olga Ganina12F Introduction Material and Methods Results Conclusion Acknowledgements References Aygun Alasgarova Agasalim13F Introduction Literature Review Women in the Country as a Part of the Population The Role of Women in a Business-active Society The Role of Women in Entrepreneurial Activity Characteristics of Women Entrepreneurship Considerations Stipulating Women’s Activities in the Postindustrial Society Government Policy Towards Women Empowerment Women’s Leadership The Reasons of Gender Problem Recommendations Conclusion References Viktor Mokhov14F Introduction Problem Discussion Results Conclusion References Thilini De Silva17F Sirkku Männikkö Barbutiu18F Kutoma Wakunuma19F Gehan S. Dhameeth20F Introduction Notions of Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Methodology Strategy Participants Data Collection Method Data Analysis Method Results Discussion Resources Agency Achievements Empowerment Conclusion References Mutiat Titilope Oladejo21F Introduction The Realities of Entrepreneurship in Africa Methodology The City-Village Interface in Ibadan Olode Village as a Market Ring for Black Soap Beere-Oje Black Soap Trading Hub in Ibadan Life History Narratives of Black Soap Producers in Olode Village Features of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Life Histories Conclusion References Nining Khurrotul Aini22F M. Ridlwan Nasir23F Masdar Hilmy24F Methodology Conclusion References Omolade O. Olomola25F Chioma Agnes Olumide-Ajibola26F Introduction Forms of Education in Nigeria Delineating Adult Education Objectives of Adult Education Right to Education Legal Framework on Education The Right of Women to Education Objectives of Women Education Relationship between Adult Education and Women’s Right to Education Conclusion and Recommendation References Konstantin Antipyev28F Valeriy Levchenko29F Gennady Razinsky30F Introduction Background Methods Discussion Conclusion References