Obstacles Hampering Entrepreneurship of Rural Women in the Central Region of Kermanshah Province

Abstract

Given the many barriers to women entrepreneurship that hinder their success in economic activities, identifying them will help encourage and facilitate the success of women entrepreneurs. Therefore, in this research, the views of rural women in the central part of Kermanshah Province on the rural entrepreneurship barriers were measured. This research was a survey type and the instrument used was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSSv20 software. The obstacles were prioritized in six groups of development, personality, socioeconomic, socio-cultural, managerial, and family.

Keywords

• entrepreneurial women
• rural women
• entrepreneurship barriers
• prioritization