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    Women Entrepreneurs in SMEs: Bangladesh Perspective 2017

    Ahmed, Nazneen; Hossain, Monzur; Hossain, Iqbal | June 2017
    Abstract
    This study mainly aimed at exploring the present status of women entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises. The study was initiated with a number of objectives, which mainly mingle around the goal of understanding the sources of success of women entrepreneurs in the SMEs, socio-cultural and legal barriers faced by women to become entrepreneurs and find out ways to improve the opportunities in the SME sector so that more women may become entrepreneurs. Detail analysis has been provided in different chapters above, from which the following insights could be derived regarding the women entrepreneurs of SMEs in Bangladesh. The discussion in this chapter is based on both the sample survey of 1510 entrepreneurs as well as 6 FGDs at divisional level and KIIs. In addition, the study conducted case studies of the 7 successful women entrepreneurs from different sectors. The questionnaire survey was administered in all divisions, covering 45 districts, including the 34 districts covered in the 2009 study. As has been mentioned above, all these were conducted in 2017 following scientifically acceptable methodology.
    Citation
    Ahmed, Nazneen; Hossain, Monzur; Hossain, Iqbal. 2017. Women Entrepreneurs in SMEs: Bangladesh Perspective 2017. © Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9681.
    Keywords
    Gender
    Gender Bias
    Gender Differences
    Gender Discrimination
    Gender Equality
    Gender Gaps
    Gender Inequality
    Gender Issues
    Gender Relations
    Gender Roles
    Econometric analysis
    Economic implications
    Economies in transition
    Economic integration
    Growth potential
    Gross national product
    Economic discrimination
    Socioeconomic surveys
    SMEs
    Small Business Finance
    Comparative Analysis
    Social Research
    Sex Discrimination
    Employment Discrimination
    Women's Rights
    Equal Opportunity
    Equal Pay
    Feminism
    Men's Role
    Women's Role
    Development Economics
    Economic Analysis
    Economic Impact
    Socioeconomic Development
    Socioeconomic Indicators
    Gender-based analysis
    Sex differences
    Job bias
    Equal employment opportunity
    Fair employment practice
    Job discrimination
    Affirmative action programs
    Sex discrimination against women
    Pay equity
    Sexism
    Equal rights amendment
    Emancipation of women
    Equal rights
    Women's movements
    Feminist economics
    Labor economics
    Women in economic development
    Women in development
    Wage survey
    Cost and standard of living
    Human capital
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    Ahmed, Nazneen
    Hossain, Monzur
    Hossain, Iqbal
    Theme
    Gender
    Economics

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