Women and Entrepreneurship in Muslim Countries

Minako Sakai ()
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Minako Sakai: The University of New South Wales

Chapter Chapter 2 in Women Entrepreneurs and Business Empowerment in Muslim Countries, 2022, pp 45-85 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract What are the significant factors motivating Muslim women to become mompreneurs in Muslim-dominant countries? Sakai answers this question by analysing the subregional trend in Muslim-dominant regions of the Gulf countries, South Asia and Southeast Asia. This chapter examines commonly identified influences on Muslim women’s choices about work participation, education policy, state economic policies and Islam. This chapter shows that the increasing interest that middle-class Muslim women are showing in entrepreneurship is a result of a diverse range of factors arising from specific local contexts, with Indonesia leading this field. This chapter proposes that female entrepreneurship in Muslim-dominant countries grows when it is supported by state policies, existing entrepreneurial tradition and gender norms. Women who engage in entrepreneurial activities are supported by key stakeholders.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Education; Empowerment; Entrepreneurship; Indonesia; Malaysia; Saudi Arabia; Social policy; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05954-4_2

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