... for approximately 41% of small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria (PwC, 2020). They are responsible for 43.1% of micro-business enterprises (World Economic Forum, 2022) or approximately 23 million entrepreneurs and 20% of MSMEs in the formal sector (PwC, 2020). Nigeria ranks 62nd among 65 countries with respect...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Micro businesses Women's empowerment Refugee women Displaced women I first embarked upon researching refugee women's entrepreneurship and its impact on the empowerment of the refugee entrepreneurs in 1998. At that time, I struggled to source...

... that can empower women entrepreneurs while simultaneously reinforcing gendered norms. Self-employment Womens entrepreneurship Micro businesses Conflict context Gaza Gender roles Conflict Necessity entrepreneurship Women entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial opportunities and constraints...

...-use rights only Womens entrepreneurship Micro businesses RQ1. What factors motivate women to become entrepreneurs in Tanzania? RQ2. What challenges face female entrepreneurs in managing their business? This study is important for several reasons...

... between household, gender norms and self-employment (Chapter 4). 29 07 2015 31 05 2016 07 09 2016 17 09 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Self-employment Masculinity Micro businesses Family...

...@unicas.it 22 08 2015 23 11 2015 17 01 2016 19 04 2016 07 05 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Womens entrepreneurship Micro businesses These findings present us with a paradox...

... for economic growth or whether further support is required. If further support is required, what form should that take? Family business Women’s entrepreneurship Micro businesses Kenya is one of the most resource-rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Its economy has the largest gross domestic...

... Entrepreneurship education and training Micro businesses At present, there is a global entrepreneurial gender gap, in which female-owned businesses are severely under-represented compared to male-owned businesses (Reynolds, 2012). Some authors (Minniti and Nardone, 2007) argue that there is a gender gap...

... England Women Entrepreneurialism Self‐employment Training Education Women's entrepreneurship Masculinity Micro businesses Networking The primary aim of this research is to explore the barriers that inhibit the development of female entrepreneurship in the West Midlands. This region...

... at: anja.franck@geography.gu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Malaysia Women Entrepreneurialism Microeconomics Women's entrepreneurship Micro businesses Informal economy Inspired by the call from Williams and Gurtoo (2011, p. 21) to study women's informal entrepreneurship...