THE ROLE OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (SYRIAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A LIFESTYLE)
This study examines the effect of female business projects and their impact on women's economic and social empowerment through increasing women's contribution to income, their role in family decision-making, improving their standard of living, self-esteem, and self-confidence, eliminat...
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University of Oradea
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science |
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| Online Access: | http://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AUOES.July_.202331.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study examines the effect of female business projects and their impact on
women's economic and social empowerment through increasing women's contribution to
income, their role in family decision-making, improving their standard of living, self-esteem,
and self-confidence, eliminating poverty and unemployment that rural women suffer from.
The gender gap in entrepreneurship persists despite the increasing number of public policies
and institutional resources intended to promote women-led enterprises. A qualitative method
was used to review the literature related to Women Entrepreneurship in Syria.
The economic contribution of women in Syria is characterized by its diversity between
agriculture, trade, and government jobs. However, the Syrian crisis has heavily affected the
level of entrepreneurship. Data shows that the business performance index decreased to
41.6% in 2018, making Syria rank 174 out of 190 countries surveyed. Even though Syria has
witnessed a great improvement in the level of women's development in parallel with the
development of the level of women's education and their entry into the labour market within
the public and private sectors alike, still the most recent Gender Empowerment Measure
(GEM) shows the relative gender gap in entrepreneurship index rate is currently at 0.2. The
percentage of entrepreneurship was limited to 1% of working women, compared to 4.9% of
men, meaning there are approximately five male entrepreneurs for every female
entrepreneur which clearly highlight the need for support. |
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| ISSN: | 1222-569X 1582-5450 |