Gender and Enterprise: Evidences from the Field

Book ID: ISED-238

Book Type: Soft Copy

Description

"Understanding the macro level phenomena relating to gender, enterprise, and finance, is difficult unless there is a close understanding of the micro level processes. Unlike the general analysis of entrepreneurship, and the motivational factors behind that, the factors influencing women entrepreneurship are distinct. Since gender is a biological factor, and family, as a factor influencing division of labour, it is important that these two aspects are factored into the analysis of entrepreneurial behavior. A micro level analysis is, therefore, crucial. The attempt in the following pages is to make such an analysis..The conventional model of ‘infrastructure- finance �“marketing model’ cannot contribute much to entrepreneurship development. In the modern environment, the imperatives lie in releasing and enhancing the hidden capabilities, and providing a suitable ecosystem where knowledge has a significant role. After all, in a knowledge economy, it is knowledge and capabilities that can empower women, not simply registration, infrastructure and credit facility"