Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges
Despite its importance in rural development, women’s entrepreneurship has faced a series of problems in South Africa. For a holistic assessment of such problems, through a literature review approach, this study aims to review prior research on women entrepreneurship, with a focus on the issues and...
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Despite its importance in rural development, women’s entrepreneurship has faced a series of problems in South Africa. For a holistic assessment of such problems, through a literature review approach, this study aims to review prior research on women entrepreneurship, with a focus on the issues and challenges surrounding rural women entrepreneurship in South Africa. Secondary information sources, such as journal articles, theses, books, abstracts, and credible business-affiliated websites, were used to conduct the review. Among the results emerging from the study, some of the key challenges facing South African rural women entrepreneurs include a lack of adequate financing, education and training, gender bias, inadequate business skills, and difficulties in balancing between family and business. In view of these challenges, this study recommends capacity-building programmes, a robust government policy framework, and opening wider channels of funding and awareness to foster entrepreneurial activities among rural women entrepreneurs in South Africa.
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| spelling | doaj.art-82089e5a7e854227a69673531c4f8fdd2024-04-07T16:35:45ZengResearch and Postgraduate Support DirectorateAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies2663-45972663-45892024-03-016110.51415/ajims.v6i1.1175Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and ChallengesGift Donga0Tendai Chimucheka1University of Fort Hare, South AfricaUniversity of Fort Hare, South Africa Despite its importance in rural development, women’s entrepreneurship has faced a series of problems in South Africa. For a holistic assessment of such problems, through a literature review approach, this study aims to review prior research on women entrepreneurship, with a focus on the issues and challenges surrounding rural women entrepreneurship in South Africa. Secondary information sources, such as journal articles, theses, books, abstracts, and credible business-affiliated websites, were used to conduct the review. Among the results emerging from the study, some of the key challenges facing South African rural women entrepreneurs include a lack of adequate financing, education and training, gender bias, inadequate business skills, and difficulties in balancing between family and business. In view of these challenges, this study recommends capacity-building programmes, a robust government policy framework, and opening wider channels of funding and awareness to foster entrepreneurial activities among rural women entrepreneurs in South Africa. https://journals.dut.ac.za/index.php/ajims/article/view/1175rural women entrepreneurshiprural developmentwomen empowermentSouth Africa |
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| title | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges |
| title_full | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges |
| title_short | Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges |
| title_sort | rural women entrepreneurship in south africa issues and challenges |
| topic | rural women entrepreneurship rural development women empowerment South Africa |
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