Women's enterprise and the Scottish economy

Waring, Jackie; Brierton, Jackie

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“…Gender discrimination is due to cultural issues, which causes unequal distribution in education and wealth (Siringi, 2011;Waring & Brierton, 2011). According to Osman et al (2011), culture is a root cause which enhance discrimination among men and women particularly in developing countries.…”

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Microfinance institute’s non-financial services and women-empowerment: The role of vulnerability

Ul-Hameed¹,

Mohammad²,

Shahar³

2018

10.5267/j.msl

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Women-Empowerment is one of the most crucial challenge in Pakistan. Pakistani women are contributing only 25-30% in nation's economy which is quite low as compared with other developed as well as developing countries such as United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Malaysia, China, Indonesia and India. To address this problem, the primary objective of this study was to examine the role of microfinance institutions in women-empowerment. Moreover, moderating role of vulnerability was also examined. Quantitative research approach and cross-sectional research design were adopted. Data were collected from the female clients of microfinance institutes in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Survey was conducted to collect the data and questionnaires were distributed by using area cluster sampling. SmartPLS (SEM) was used to analyze the data. It was found that non-financial services of microfinance institutes such as training/skill development programs and social capital development had positive contributions towards women-empowerment. Moreover, vulnerability moderated the relationship between social capital and women empowerment. Thus, this study contributed in the body of literature by investigating vulnerability as moderating variable. Hence, this study is beneficial for microfinance institutes to enhance womenempowerment through training/skill development and social capital development.

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Microfinance institute’s non-financial services and women-empowerment: The role of vulnerability

Ul-Hameed¹,

Mohammad²,

Shahar³

2018

10.5267/j.msl

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“…It is evident from the extant literature that in developing countries, women are poor as a result of various gender discrimination issues (Derera, Chitakunye, O'Neill, & Tarkhar‐Lail, 2014). Discrimination against women also stems from many cultural issues and the unequal distribution of social wealth including education (Siringi, 2011; Waring & Brierton, 2011). In Pakistan, a large population of women in rural and urban areas lives in deplorable conditions.…”

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Environmental disaster and women self‐sustainability—A survey study on microfinance female clientele in Pakistan

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The prime objective of this study is to investigate the role of microfinance institutions towards women's self‐sustainability in Pakistan because women are the most vulnerable community in Pakistan and in the world, too. Due to various issues like gender discrimination, women's self‐sustainability is quite low, and this accounts for the negligible contribution of women in Pakistan's economy (up to 20 to 25%). In addressing this issue, the current study adopted a quantitative research approach and cross‐sectional research design. By using a survey questionnaire, data were collected from female clients of microfinance institutions during May 1, 2018 to August 30, 2018. SmartPLS 3 was utilized to analyse the data. The results of the inquiry revealed that microfinance institutions have an essential role to play in promoting women's self‐reliance. With the help of micro‐enterprises for women, services offered by microfinance institution such as micro‐credit, micro‐savings, micro‐insurance, micro‐training and social capital have a major role in developing women's self‐sustainability. However, an environmental disaster is one of the crucial factors, which limits the positive contribution of microfinance institutions towards women's self‐sustainability. Our thorough research and knowledge on the subject indicates that the current study is the pioneer study that has investigated microfinance institutions as major facilitators of women's self‐reliance but which has been limited by many factors such as environmental disasters. Hence, the current study appears salient for microfinance institutions, the government of Pakistan and other practitioners that desire to boost women's self‐sustainability.

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“…There appears to be a growing interest in research exploring how gender can affect succession and business strategy; including comparative studies across countries exploring gender and family business ownership (see Sonfield and Lussier, 2009). However, entrepreneurship research has had a more prominent focus on gender (Brush et al, 2009;Ettl and Welter, 2010;Nelson et al, 2009;Shaw et al, 2009;Smith, 2009;Terrell and Troilo, 2010;Waring and Brierton, 2011).…”

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Gender, power and succession in family farm business

Glover

2014

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present a case example of the power struggles and gender issues one daughter faced when she became a partner, and future successor, in the family business. This paper uses an ethnographic approach in order to study a small family farm in England. The case focuses on a small family farm, these businesses are unique in terms of their values and expectations for succession (Haberman and Danes, 2007), and identified by Wang (2010) as a fruitful avenue for research on daughter succession. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical work was gathered through the use of a single site ethnographic case study involving participant observation as the researcher worked on the family farm and semi-structured interviews with family members over two years. Findings – The results shed light on some of the social complexities of small family farms and power struggles within the family exacerbated by perceived gender issues. The work also highlights the potential threat to the daughter’s position as a partner, from her father’s favouritism of male employees. Practical implications – Institutions that provide help to family farm businesses need to be aware of the potential power issues within the family specifically related to gender, particularly in terms of succession planning. Originality/value – Using ethnography in family firms allows the researcher to be a part of the real-life world of family farmers, providing rich data to explore daughter succession.

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Women's enterprise and the Scottish economy

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Microfinance institute’s non-financial services and women-empowerment: The role of vulnerability

Microfinance institute’s non-financial services and women-empowerment: The role of vulnerability

Environmental disaster and women self‐sustainability—A survey study on microfinance female clientele in Pakistan

Gender, power and succession in family farm business

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