Muslim Women in the Economy

Samani, Shamim

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“…Likewise, women taking advantage of economic access in Islamic financial institutions can be more empowered over micro and small business activities for themselves and their families and national economic resilience (Dewanti et al, 2020). Then the nature of women in the economy increases the productivity of human resources and the welfare of their families (Samani & Marinova, 2020).…”

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Micro Waqf Bank for Empowerment of Indonesian Women's Microeconomic and Efforts Minimizing the Loansher Trap

Fauzi,

Priatno,

Syarjaya

et al. 2023

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Fulfilling household needs for a woman is required to be able to obtain and manage halal-sourced finances from a small and micro-entrepreneur. The trap of conventional and online loan sharks poses a significant risk to the borrower's assets due to the lack of business capital they have in the short term. Establishing a micro waqf bank initiated by the financial services authority in Indonesia aims to provide business financing, assistance and financing sourced from zakat, infaq, sadaqah and waqf relying on Islamic social microfinance institutions. This study aims to analyse micro waqf bank woman customers with small and micro-entrepreneurs to avoid entrapment by a loan shark. The study at the El-Manahij Micro Waqf Bank, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia, used qualitative descriptive types through data collection interviews with managers and the head in weekly halaqah. In contrast, data analysis used triangulation: data reduction, display, verification and conclusion. Research shows that most micro waqf bank customers are women with micro-scale enterprises to improve Islamic economy studies. Customers choose micro waqf banks to replace loan sharks providing their business capital and having regular activities in the form of weekly group meetings aimed at knowing business progress, religious studies and gradual loan repayments. Micro waqf bank managers receive pawned valuables with sharia contracts to increase business capital. The customers are responsible for repaying business loans in stages, running social gatherings for customers to obtain excess money and supervising fellow customers. The research implies that getting away from the snares of loan sharks can minimise the burden of living costs where they live. The significant role of micro waqf banks in providing Sharia pawn support is to increase business capital to limit dealing with loan sharks.

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Micro Waqf Bank for Empowerment of Indonesian Women's Microeconomic and Efforts Minimizing the Loansher Trap

Fauzi,

Priatno,

Syarjaya

et al. 2023

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“…Ingrained prejudices exist in some societies that exclude women from economic participation (Iqbal, 2018). In the way that occupational systems often prefer men in gender roles (Samani and Marinova, 2020), it is clear that they have negative consequences on various aspects of women's lives, such as health, education, career future and the power of women's choice. These problems are evidence of gender discrimination that limits development for all, especially women and girls (Hendriks, 2019; Kabeer, 2016).…”

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Financial inclusion through FinTech and women's financial empowerment

Moghadam

Karami

2023

IJSE

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PurposeWomen's financial empowerment (WFE) is one of the sustainable development goals. This research examines the effect of financial inclusion through FinTech (FIF) on WFE at the international level. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyze the dataset of 113 countries from the Global Findex (2017) and World Bank databases using principal component analysis (PCA) and cross-sectional data methodology. Initially, they calculate the overall index for FIF with PCA. Then, they investigate the effect of FIF on WFE in two groups of countries classified by low and high levels of gender discrimination.FindingsThe results show that the relationship between FIF and WFE is positive and significant in countries classified by low levels of gender discrimination. However, this effect is insignificant in countries with high gender discrimination. Hence, gender inequality is a barrier and denies financial independence to women.Research limitations/implicationsGiven these results, it seems unlikely that FinTech will be able to eliminate the gender gap in financial inclusion on its own for women's empowerment. To directly address the gender gap and alter attitudes and social norms across demographics, FinTech development may need to be supplemented with focused policy initiatives.Originality/valueThis study provides evidence of FIF's impact on WFE at the international level.

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Women Entrepreneurs, Islam and the Middle Class

Sakai

Fauzia

2022

Women Entrepreneurs and Business Empowerment in Muslim Countries

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Muslim Women in the Economy

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Micro Waqf Bank for Empowerment of Indonesian Women's Microeconomic and Efforts Minimizing the Loansher Trap

Micro Waqf Bank for Empowerment of Indonesian Women's Microeconomic and Efforts Minimizing the Loansher Trap

Financial inclusion through FinTech and women's financial empowerment

Women Entrepreneurs, Islam and the Middle Class

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