Contribution of home-based enterprises to women’s empowerment in Mandalay region, Myanmar

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This study of women entrepreneurs shows that property inheritance rights do not translate into access to financial capital, greater social networks in formal spaces, or empowerment of women. Although there are more educated females than males, there is ongoing lesser female labor force participation (63.1% compared to 85.1% for men). Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) especially home-based and cottage industries represent the backbone of local economies and can potentially generate women’s empowerment by participation in the equity and employment of a business enterprise. The research examines the role of women in the family after participation in home-based industries in terms of women’s empowerment.

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WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION, WOMEN IN BUSINESS, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, LABOUR POLICY, EMPOWERMENT, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, LOCAL LEVEL, MYANMAR, FAR EAST ASIA

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