There are hundreds-of-millions of women entrepreneurs in the world who live in poverty and run micro-enterprises to meet their own basic needs, and that of their customers. Their impact in low-income communities around the world is profound and pervasive. Yet – there is very little that we understand about the lives of these women-entrepreneurs - a situation that my research aims to remedy.
Read MoreWomen play a pivotal role as role models to inspire the future generation of female leaders in education, whether it is in schools or in Higher Education. According to Hewitt (2020) and Osho (2018), 56.6% of the university student body is comprised of women. The Higher Education workforce, however, reflects a different picture where 45.3% of the workforce are women, as outlined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) data.
Read MoreFinancial Inclusion is considered to be a critical indicator for development and well-being of the society around the globe. G-20 Nations have emphasized financial inclusion as a facilitator for achieving gender equality and other sustainable development goals. Women empowerment is a radical approach concerned with transforming power relations in favour of female gender and considered essential for global progress.
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