Development of Entrepreneurship among Rural Women

Sidhu, Kiranjot; Kaur, Sukhjeet

doi:10.1080/09718923.2006.11892543

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“…Their status transformed from the traditional role of being a housewife to the role of owner-managers of social enterprises in a male-dominated setting. According to Sidhu & Kaur [45], benefits of entrepreneurship to rural women include employment generation; economic independence; and personal and social capabilities like self-confidence, leadership, and social interaction. Datta & Gailey [22] categorize such effects under the frame of empowerment, which is embedded in the business model of female social entrepreneurship.…”

Section: The Role Of Women Farmers In Social Farming and The Empowermmentioning

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Farms in Progress-Providing Childcare Services as a Means of Empowering Women Farmers in South Tyrol, Italy

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In recent years, social farming has developed into an opportunity for income diversification in the South Tyrolean agricultural sector. In the northern Italian province, predominantly women farmers implement the provision of social services on farms. Starting from rural gender studies and women empowerment-literature, we hypothesize that social farming promotes the empowerment of the involved women. Accordingly, our study investigates the recognized impacts of offering farm-based childcare services on three types of power: power to, power with, and power within. In order to test our hypothesis, we conducted semi-structured interviews with seven women farmers that provide childcare services and with four experts. The results show that the provision of childcare services has enhanced the autonomy of women farmers and has had positive impacts on their skills and competences. This activity has changed their social role in the community by revalorizing rural lifestyles and by enabling the reconciliation of work and personal life for working mothers. Nevertheless, women farmers have recognized some negative effects on their workload, and on their interfamilial as well as other social relations. Finally, the study discusses the relationship between the specific ethno-linguistic context in South Tyrol and the effects of the activity of childcare provision on women farmers’ empowerment.

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Section: The Role Of Women Farmers In Social Farming and The Empowermmentioning

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“…Reluctance by financial institutions to lend money to rural women entrepreneurs acts as a barrier to new venture creation, a common theme in the literature. For example, Sidhu and Kaur, (2006) find that this had a major impact on the entrepreneurial activities of Indian rural women and despite evidence that woman's loan repayment rates are higher than men's, women still face more difficulties in obtaining credit. All of the women talked about the importance of accessing financial support from government, and how it was fundamental to the launch of new ventures.…”

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“…Family backing and personal inspiration are often fundamental to women's entrepreneurship, but the added presence of role models and mentors are found to be influential in supporting women's decision making and career choices (Brynin and Schupp, 2000). Access to technical knowledge, management skills, innovation and work experience, and the broad availability of these within society all enhance the potential of women entrepreneurship (Sidhu and Kaur, 2006). Once engaged in entrepreneurial behaviour women have been found to be more motivated than men to continue developing.…”

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Barriers to rural women entrepreneurs in Oman

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Purpose: Analyses barriers confronted by women entrepreneurs living and running businesses in rural Oman. The study identifies numerous problems including: accessing funding for new ventures and innovative activities, a lack of skills based training and limited family support.Design/methodology/approach: Draws on 57 responses to a semi-structured questionnaire, and face to face qualitative interviews with five women entrepreneurs. Quantitative responses are evaluated and ranked in terms of their mean score, standard deviation and the intensity of each factor. Five qualitative cases are presented. Findings:Although Oman is arguably one of the more progressive Arab countries regarding gender equality and women empowerment, the findings identify socio-cultural issues that hamper women's entrepreneurial ventures and their success. The findings are discussed using three dimensions of entrepreneurship identified by Wenneker and Thurik (1999): conditions leading to entrepreneurship, characteristics of entrepreneurship and outcomes of entrepreneurship. Practical Implications:Suggests that Omani policy makers should consider how to better support women entrepreneurs so that they can diversify household income and contribute to the socio-economic development of the region and make suggestions on how this can be achieved.Originality/Value: Research on rural women entrepreneurship in the context of an Arab country is scarce. This study provides an overview of the obstacles, the opportunities and the support required for the development of the rural women entrepreneurship in this region.

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“…The importance of entrepreneurship as a source of family income in this study is consistent with previous entrepreneurship studies. For instance, the research of Sharma, Dua and Hatwal (2012) and Sidhu and Kaur (2006) reveals that entrepreneurship is beneficial to rural women compared to wage employment as it enables them to remain close to home while double tasking family duties and work demands as well as contributing to family income. Similarly, Abdo and Kerbage (2012) in their study cited family income as a key benefit of including women as entrepreneurs.…”

Section: Qualitative Analysis Of Female Entrepreneurship In the Energmentioning

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Development of Entrepreneurship among Rural Women

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