Motives and Barriers of Female Entrepreneurship in the Kurdistan Region

Fatima Osman , Noralfishah Sulaiman , Uzair Bhatti

American University of Kurdistan, Duhok and Iraq
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Batu Pahat, Malaysia
American University of Kurdistan, Duhok and Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2021.12(69)

ABSTRACT


The involvement of Kurdish women in nationalistic revolutions has left many astonished. Kurdistan's history is enriched with many women that have had leadership roles in political, religious, and even military positions. This research examined the life of modern working women in Kurdistan that have turned to entrepreneurship to break from societal ties in addition to expressing their creativity and unique skills while continuing to meet their responsibilities as daughters, wives, and mothers. The purpose of this research was to answer questions regarding the motives of female entrepreneurs as well as the general and gender-based barriers that female entrepreneurs face in the Region. According to Al-silefanee (2019), the entrepreneurial ecosystem consists of two significant elements, the entrepreneur and the environment in which the entrepreneur operates. Regardless of how new the idea of entrepreneurship is to KRI, the region has the chance to build-up the entrepreneurship ecosystem by encouraging entrepreneurship through the development of an environment that facilitates entrepreneurial youth and initiate economic growth.


Keywords: Female Entrepreneurship; Online Businesses; Entrepreneurship Motives.

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