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Women Business Owners in Jordan: Characteristics, Contributions and Challenges

Women Business Owners in Jordan: Characteristics, Contributions and Challenges

In Jordan, where female participation rates in the labor force are among the lowest regionally and globally, entrepreneurship can offer new opportunities for women to generate their own income, and accordingly to support their families. Through face-to-face interviews and surveys with 444 female business owners representing women's businesses in Jordan, this report provides policy makers, financial institutions and entrepreneurial support organizations with new insights into the attitudes, challenges and needs of women business owners and their firms in Jordan.

Financial EducationGender Finance