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Title ROLE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT CHITRAL (PAKISTAN)

Author(s) Samrana Ayub

Abstract Title: Role of Women Entrepreneurs in Economic Development of District Chitral (Pakistan) The contribution of women entrepreneurs is still invisible and needs to be properly investigated. The purpose of this research is to investigate this relationship by measuring role of women entrepreneurship in economic development of their household. The word “women” refers to specific gender therefore this study mainly focused on the gender perspective for this purpose, primary data is collected from female entrepreneurs of different areas of Chitral KPK. Questionnaire based on 33 question is distributed among the women entrepreneurs. The research is both qualitative and quantitative as the data is collected through face-to-face interviews, telephonic interviews and survey forms distributed by a third party. Structured equation modeling is done to check the effect of independent variables on the main dependent variable ‘household development’. The results explained the significant impact of women entrepreneurship on the economic development of their households from generating income for their families to improving the living standards of their households. It was observed that women participation in entrepreneurial activities not only supports to their family income but also plays a significant role in households’ economic development and social well-being of the society. The strongest impact of gender biasness on women entrepreneurship was also observed, which means that gender biasness effects the women’s entrepreneurial activities in the areas like Chitral and there is a significant need to do more research and make new policies to resolve the issue. There is no information about the actual contribution of these female entrepreneurs towards their households, this study uniquely addresses the role of women entrepreneurs in development of their households which is still an unseen but a powerful benefactor of development process. Based on the findings of the study government and other organizations must make new and mixed policies for the entrepreneurship development focusing mainly on the gender gap or biasness that effects the entrepreneurial activities of women in rural areas of Pakistan.

Type Thesis/Dissertation

Faculty Management Sciences

Department Economics

Language English

Publication Date 2021-09-03

Subject Economics

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