Barriers to Development and Progression of Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

By M. Roomi, Guy Parrott. 2008

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Evidence of the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2011, background): “Furthermore, this is fairly typical of sectors for women's enterprises, in which the initial investment is relatively small and life experiences/hobbies are developed into businesses ( Roomi and Parrott, 2008”
Analysis of Barriers to Women Entrepreneurship: The DEMATEL Approach (2017, background): “…arising due to male dominance in society, etc., severely inhibit entrepreneurial endeavours of women, especially in under-developed areas and male-dominated societies (ILO, 2004; Mas-Tur, Roig-Tierno, & Soriano, 2016; Mathew, 2010; McCracken et al., 2015; Roomi & Parrott, 2008; Tambunan, 2009).”
Relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and performance: Comparing small and medium‐size enterprises (2012, background): “Inherent attitudes of a masculine society, where males are considered more superior to females and the notion that males are born with higher qualities and females can create unfriendly challenges prevail, therefore females are considered as best match to be homemakers (Roomi and Parrott, 2008).”
Empowerment Through Microfinance: The Relation Between Loan Cycle and Level of Empowerment (2014, background): “Though the problem exists in many developing and also developed countries and is rather gender neutral, in Pakistan the situation of women is even worse than of men (Roomi & Parrott, 2008).”
Gender factors and female entrepreneurship: International evidence and policy implications (2010, background): “A factor that can significantly reduce their access to information and various communication networks which along with lack of infrastructure and public transport also constraint their access to training opportunities (Roomi and Parrott 2008).”
Behind the veil: women‐only entrepreneurship training in Pakistan (2010, background): “Similarly, Roomi and Parrott (2008) look at barriers to women‘s entrepreneurship in Pakistan, beyond the specific effects of Islamic tradition, but their recommendations to enable further development are policy-oriented instead of relating mainly to education or training.”
Networks, Technology, and Entrepreneurship: A Field Quasi-experiment among Women in Rural India (2017, neutral): “…(Kuada, 2009), information, training, and know-how, as well as assistance from government agencies (Della-Giusta & Phillips, 2006; Jiggins, 1989; Roomi & Parrott, 2008)—restrictions that are arguably even more pervasive in male-dominated rural India than in other cultures (Goyal & Prakash,…”
Entrepreneurial capital, social values and Islamic traditions: Exploring the growth of women-owned enterprises in Pakistan (2013, background): “This is in line with women‘s enterprises in other Islamic countries, where the initial investment is relatively small as life experiences, hobbies and interests develop into fledgling businesses (AlRiyami et al., 2003; Roomi and Parrott, 2008).”
Struggling with social capital: Pakistani women micro entrepreneurs’ challenges in acquiring resources (2017, background): “This places immense pressure on girls and women to maintain a decent reputation (Roomi and Parrott 2008).”
Linking Social Entrepreneurship and Social Change: The Mediating Role of Empowerment (2016, background): “In South Asia, for example, norms of female seclusion and gender segregation regulate social interaction (Leach and Sitaram 2002; Murthy et al. 2008; Roomi and Parrott 2008; Subramaniam 2011).”
Saudi women entrepreneurs: A growing economic segment (2014, background): “Family resistance and overcoming cultural restrictions are major barriers facing female entrepreneurs, which is more evident in male-dominated societies with strong gender stereotyping (Rehman and Roomi, 2012, Roomi and Parrott, 2008 and Sadi and Al-Ghazali, 2009).”