Author: Huria Tokhy Meranzai
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-12-04
Year: 2012
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2012
Examination Committee: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Entrepreneurship is the fastest growing occupation among Afghan women since last decade. However evidences show the long history of women entrepreneurial activity throughout the country but due to informality they were not officially recognized and documented. Most of women find it easy to pursue entrepreneurial activities in service and handicraft sectors with high emphasizing on labor rather using of physical capitalespecially in rural areas women are working in a team with family members in small scale activities. Furthermore even medium and small scale of activities family members arepreferred to be part of venture either in terms of labors or partners. Family support seems to have the greater impact on overall success of women entrepreneursalong with marital status while education and location do not have profound impact. The growth rate of women owned businesses is phenomenal especially in last six years where on average overall quantitative and qualitative growth of women owned enterprises was more than 3%. Because of that most of women entrepreneurs are successfully running their ventures in the best manner and recognized as successful women entrepreneurs by different government bodies as well as international NGOs and donors. Most of women are entrepreneurs due to financial requirement and family traditions. In thatsense majority ofwomen entrepreneurs are necessity entrepreneurs specially among widows and single while for young women entrepreneurs the tendency of being opportunity is very muchhigh.Despite all growth and achievements of women entrepreneurs there are numerous barriers and challenges which prevent them to carry out their entrepreneurial activities in the best manner. The challenges faced by women entrepreneurs varies from social, financial, market, land and government policies, but the most severe challenges is financial barriersfor necessity women entrepreneurs and marketbarriers fo
Scholarship Donor(s): Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural development Planning
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