| Title: | The impact of women’s economic empowerment on the rise of female entrepreneurship in Namibia |
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| Authors: | ID Bobek, Vito (Author)
ID Schachl, Andrea (Author)
ID Horvat, Tatjana (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://journals.um.si/index.php/oe/article/view/2578
https://journals.um.si/index.php/oe/article/view/2578
https://journals.um.si/index.php/oe/article/view/2578
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Abstract: | In this paper the authors investigate the importance of women’s economic
empowerment and its impact on the rise of female entrepreneurship and
human capital in Namibia. The research includes a case study analysis with
four in-depth expert interviews. Data triangulation ensure the study's validity,
and the case was examined through pattern matching. The results demonstrate
that female entrepreneurs face challenges such as access to resources and
education, socio-cultural norms, a lack of social protection, and a large and
unprotected informal sector. The government and institutions shall promote
women's empowerment through a direct labour market intervention, support
for the informal sector, a gender-sensitive constitutional, legal, and institutional
framework, the enforcement and oversight of gender-responsive laws and
policies, and access to resources and education. Furthermore, women require
digital inclusion, entrepreneur networks, social protection, and reformed sociocultural norms. If female entrepreneurs are empowered adequately, they will
contribute to nations' human capital, economic growth, and development. |
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| Keywords: | gender equality, gender-responsive policies, female entrepreneurship, self-employed females, human capital |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 05.01.2022 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 53-65 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 68, no. 4 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-84550-a435c728-d321-6356-448a-66b1d7899ca4  |
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| UDC: | 005.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0547-3101 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 139066371 |
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| DOI: | 10.2478/ngoe-2022-0023 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 19.06.2023 |
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| Views: | 631 |
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| Downloads: | 13 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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