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Assistance to women's businesses – evaluating the options
The 'Women in Development' movement and women's income-generation programmes have traditionally taken a broad-based welfare approach which has emphasized improving women's general living standards rather than enhancing their independence and active participation in the main-stream ofthe economy. Over the past several years, people have become increasingly aware of the need to focus on entrepreneurship development as a more specific objective in the support of women in developing countries. The effectiveness of women entrepreneurship development programmes, however, has
been hampered by the fact that people are still putting too much emphasis on gender, and not enough emphasis on 'entrepreneurship' as such. This article, based on experience in Kenya, presents a strategy for more effective women entrepreneurship development through a gender-neutral approach.
The 'Women in Development' movement and women's income-generation programmes have traditionally taken a broad-based welfare approach which has emphasized improving women's general living standards rather than enhancing their independence and active participation in the main-stream of
the economy. Over the past several years, people have become increasingly aware of the need to focus on entrepreneurship development as a more specific objective in the support of women in developing countries. The effectiveness of women entrepreneurship development programmes, however, has
been hampered by the fact that people are still putting too much emphasis on gender, and not enough emphasis on 'entrepreneurship' as such. This article, based on experience in Kenya, presents a strategy for more effective women entrepreneurship development through a gender-neutral approach.
the economy. Over the past several years, people have become increasingly aware of the need to focus on entrepreneurship development as a more specific objective in the support of women in developing countries. The effectiveness of women entrepreneurship development programmes, however, has
been hampered by the fact that people are still putting too much emphasis on gender, and not enough emphasis on 'entrepreneurship' as such. This article, based on experience in Kenya, presents a strategy for more effective women entrepreneurship development through a gender-neutral approach.
‘Helping a Large Number of People Become a Little Less Poor’: The Logic of Survival Entrepreneurs
Berner, Erhard
Gomez, Georgina
Knorringa, Peter
The European Journal of Development Research, Vol. 24 (2012), Iss. 3 P.382
https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2011.61 [Citations: 118]Technology Transfer for Women Entrepreneurs: Issues for Consideration
Everts, Saskia I.
Gender, Technology and Development, Vol. 2 (1998), Iss. 1 P.39
https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.1998.11909876 [Citations: 0]Tabs navigation
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