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Problems of political unrest: women in small businesses in Bangladesh

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  • Jasmine Jaim

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Purpose - Whereas the extant literature on women's entrepreneurship is almost exclusively focused on developed nations, the effect of many context-specific issues of other countries on ventures of women has been overlooked. The study aims to reveal how political unrest, a common feature of the developing nation, can significantly affect the experiences of women in small businesses of that region. Design/methodology/approach - This feminist research is conducted on Bangladesh, which is one of the most politically unstable countries in the world. The study conducts interviews with women to explore the adverse effect of political unrest on their small firms. Findings - The feminist research reveals some problems of women business-owners concerning political unrest in this highly patriarchal context. It also discloses how political chaos challenges the government initiative in financially supporting women business-owners. Practical implications - Policymakers of developing nations can be benefitted by taking into account the problems of women business-owners concerning political unrest, specifically the access to debt financing issues while designing policies for women's empowerment. Originality/value - The article contributes to the women's entrepreneurship scholarship with reference to political unrest, a contextual issue of developing nations. Whereas the existing studies mostly concentrate on holding women individually liable for the limited scale of their business operation, this research potentially challenges the view by drawing upon political unrest as an external factor that negatively affects their ventures. The study further advances the prevailing knowledge by critically unveiling some gender-specific problems of women business-owners regarding political unrest.

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  • Jasmine Jaim, 2021. "Problems of political unrest: women in small businesses in Bangladesh," New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 25(1), pages 48-69, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:nejepp:neje-01-2021-0004
    DOI: 10.1108/NEJE-01-2021-0004
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    1. Akter, Mansura & Akter, Shahriar & Rahman, Mahfuzur & Priporas, Constantinos Vasilios, 2023. "Mapping the barriers to socio-economic freedom in internationalisation of women-owned SMEs: Evidence from a developing country," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 29(6).

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