A micro-level enterprise success and Women Self-Sustainability

a study on microfinance women gender clients in Pakistan

Authors

  • Shahid Hussain Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
  • Abdul Rasheed Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2022v13i3p108-124

Keywords:

Gender mainstreaming, women micro-level-enterprise success, micro-level finance, women' self-sustainability, micro-finance institutions, Pakistan

Abstract

The main reason for this examination is to analyze the position of small financial institutions that take care of women's independence in Pakistan due to the fact women also are the most vulnerable communities in Pakistan and the arena, too. To address this difficulty, current studies have followed a multidisciplinary method and the improvement of differentiated research. Using a survey questionnaire, information has been accrued from female clients of small financial institutions from might also May 1, 2019, to August 30, 2019. The outcomes of this look revealed that only a few monetary establishments have a crucial position to play in promoting women’s independence. With the assistance of women’s small organizations, offerings provided by means of a small financial group which includes low credit, low financial savings, low coverage, low schooling, and social funding play a first-rate function in promoting women’s independence.

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2022-10-27