Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs in Quetta City
Keywords:
Female entrepreneurs, challenges, social capital, barriers, ways out etc.Abstract
In Pakistan, Women entrepreneurs not accepted open heartedly as an
entrepreneur; women do not possess open doors easily from men because
of various intense established socio-cultural traditions and customs.
Moreover, these limitations can be seen inside the help components that
exist to help such women. Qualitative research methodology has been
employed and in-depth insight on the topic at hand was acquired to meet
the target of this research. Purposive sampling method adopted. 10 indepth interviews conducted to know the root causes of problems faced by
women entrepreneurs with in Quetta city. The study showed that and
women entrepreneurs face many difficulties in regards social and cultural
aspects such as lack of mobility, family ties, male dominant society, lack of
finance and education. Findings showed that with all these socio and
cultural barriers, unavailability of resources and other obstacle women
still cope to perform all entrepreneurial activities with the help of social
capital.
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