dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that influence women
participation in entrepreneurial activities in Mandera Township, Mandera Central
division. The study used descriptive survey research design method employing both
qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study employed combination of cluster
and simple random sampling; the study area was clustered based on their geographical
location, in each location, businesses owned by women were clustered based on
business types. The sample was 138 women entrepreneurs in Mandera Township.
Findings of the study revealed that individual factors have an influence on women
participation in entrepreneurial activities. The study further shows that Socio-Cultural
factors have an influence on women participation in entrepreneurial activities. It was
also revealed that economic factors had an influence on women participation in
entrepreneurial activities. The study revealed that security factors influenced women
participation in entrepreneurial activities. The study concluded that gender and
entrepreneurship limit women's ability to accrue social, cultural, human, and financial
capital and place limitations upon their ability to be engaged in entrepreneurial
activity. It was also concluded that most women who venture into businesses needed
to be financed. The study recommended that women in the society should be
empowered to access enterprise information and marketing facilities which men
entrepreneurs acquire. Women entrepreneurs should be supported in the service
industry. Commercial banks need to provide Islamic sharia compliant interest free
loans. The researcher suggested that since the study was carried out in one township, a
similar study should be carried out in other areas. | en_US |