The core theme of this chapter is the critical contribution of women to sustainable entrepreneurship, leading to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It begins with the fact that women disproportionately suffer from climate change, poverty, and resource shortages, and are underrepresented in the mainstream business and decision-making systems. While women are often affected by dominant systems, they can also emerge as key drivers of change, using sustainable entrepreneurship to generate impactful and lasting solutions. The chapter demonstrates that female entrepreneurs can thrive by incorporating long-term vision, compassion, and value-driven leadership into their business practices. The Kenyan, Nigerian, and Indonesian case studies demonstrate how women’s businesses respond to pressing global concerns, such as food security, waste management, and the environment. Although female entrepreneurs are economically competent, they face numerous daunting challenges. These problems include not having adequate access to finance, being left out of valuable networks, gender discrimination, and difficulty in balancing life and work. The chapter offers solutions to these problems, such as gender-sensitive money policies, mentoring programs, and conducive business cultures. Finally, the chapter concludes that supporting women in sustainable entrepreneurship is not merely an issue of gender equality but also a step towards creating a better, stronger, and inclusive future.

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Women and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

  • Nayereh Eftekhar

摘要

The core theme of this chapter is the critical contribution of women to sustainable entrepreneurship, leading to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It begins with the fact that women disproportionately suffer from climate change, poverty, and resource shortages, and are underrepresented in the mainstream business and decision-making systems. While women are often affected by dominant systems, they can also emerge as key drivers of change, using sustainable entrepreneurship to generate impactful and lasting solutions. The chapter demonstrates that female entrepreneurs can thrive by incorporating long-term vision, compassion, and value-driven leadership into their business practices. The Kenyan, Nigerian, and Indonesian case studies demonstrate how women’s businesses respond to pressing global concerns, such as food security, waste management, and the environment. Although female entrepreneurs are economically competent, they face numerous daunting challenges. These problems include not having adequate access to finance, being left out of valuable networks, gender discrimination, and difficulty in balancing life and work. The chapter offers solutions to these problems, such as gender-sensitive money policies, mentoring programs, and conducive business cultures. Finally, the chapter concludes that supporting women in sustainable entrepreneurship is not merely an issue of gender equality but also a step towards creating a better, stronger, and inclusive future.