Abstract
This is a phenomenological study which has explored the structural meaning of empowerment
from the women perspective, and secondly it would discuss the tie between women, access to microcredit,
and micro entrepreneurship. The main objective of this study to extract the women lived experiences that
how they feel empowered when the financial inclusion is entered into their lives. There is a strong need of
women empowerment because of cultural influences, social taboos, and religious misleading interpretations
which lead women towards the journey of disempowerment. This study is based on the abductive research
strategy being qualitative in nature; hermeneutics phenomenological philosophy is applied for interpreting
the women in-depth interviews. The participants are selected through non-probability purposive maximum
variation sampling, 46 women were interviewed from 17 districts of Sindh till the saturation level. Through
interpretative phenomenological analysis, the interviews are analyzed through which empowerment meaning constructed that women who feel and realize financial stability are empowered; also findings show the
linkage between the women, micro-entrepreneurship and access to microcredit and these in combination nurture empowerment. This study provides the evidences on the basis of women experiences as empowerment
phenomenon can be realized by the women due to its categorical nature and it varies culture to culture. Microfinance practitioners and policy makers can design strategies, products, framework and trainings according
to the specific needs noticed in this study.
Sarah Wali Qazi, M. Zaki Rashidi. (2018) Nurturing Women Empowerment? A Phenomenological Study of the Linkages between Women, Micro Entrepreneurship and Access to Microcredit, Journal of Management Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 2.
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