How do Women Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan Overcome Obstacles in Setting up and Expanding Businesses?
Abstract
Entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan is a male-dominated field. The underrepresentation of women in business inspired organizations such as The USAID, World Bank, WTO and others to initiate projects to support and develop women entrepreneurship. In this paper, I qualitatively examine the existing data featuring potential obstacles faced by women, and identify some gaps in the previous works of research scholars. I analyze primary data collected through interviews with women entrepreneurs based in Uzbekistan, as well as secondary data collected from archival sources. Based on my analysis of primary and secondary data, I discuss obstacles faced by Uzbek women entrepreneurs, and identify strategies used by them to overcome these obstacles. The findings of my study offer insights on strategies that may assist women who are looking to pursue entrepreneurship in this region and opportunities for their career development.
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