Abstract
In the present era, entrepreneurship is regarded as a significant driver of
economic development by enhancing the core economic dynamics such as
innovation, productivity as well as employment creation. In such a
phenomenon, women are recognized as successful entrepreneurs through
their strong desire, qualities and capabilities for the robust development of
entrepreneurship. Due to such an important contribution of women in
entrepreneurship, we propose to investigate the major challenges that faced
by women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. On the basis of such purpose, we
developed a conceptual framework in which such challenges are connected
through various independent variables. A survey questionnaire is a design
to get such the objective. We distributed 500 surveys among women
entrepreneurs who have owned a small business or her own venture. A
sample random technique and stratified sampling are allied for getting the
responses. In the initial stage, we collected 246 samples as rough data with
a response rate of 49.2%. After data cleaning and screening, 236 valid cases
have been applied for final analysis. By applying SPSS and AMOS version
25.0, we found that the factors such as lack of management experience, lack
of access to technology and finance, lack of government support, lack of
access to networking opportunities, lack of gaining acceptance, un-access to
land and inadequate access to training are the major challenges for women
entrepreneurs in order to run their micro business easy and smoothly. The
outcomes of the present study may be supportive for policymakers, planners
and economic agents to handle the major challenges of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. Furthermore, by pursuing the outcomes of the
study, the government of Pakistan may strengthen the women
entrepreneurs by providing suitable training programs about
entrepreneurship, micro-credits in easy terms and conditions/ instalment,
and a pro-business and entrepreneurial environment where women can
earn for breaking the trap of poverty, unemployment as well prosperity in
future.
Dr. Bahadur Ali Soomro, Dr. Sadia Anwar, Aftab Hussain Rajar. (2019) Challenges For Women Entrepreneurs In Pakistan: An Empirical Approach, The Women - Annual Research Journal of Gender Studies, Volume-11, Issue-1.
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