Towards the empowerment of women: a social entrepreneurship approach in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Nieva, Florabel Ortega

doi:10.1504/ijird.2016.079454

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“…Prior studies have identified the role of social entrepreneurship in women empowerment (e.g. Chandra, 2017; Diochon and Ghore, 2016; Bhardwaj, 2013; Nieva, 2016), but these studies ignored the role of benchmarking by social entrepreneurial leadership in women empowerment. Second, these studies were conducted as quantitative studies, whereas the current research was only conducted as a case study analysis.…”

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“…In simple words, the women get the freedom to work or think the way they want to (Chandra, 2017; Diochon and Ghore, 2016). As suggested by (Bhardwaj, 2013; Nieva, 2016), social entrepreneurs also assist and motivate women to be educated. It is known that education is one of the crucial elements in making women empowered with self-assurance, skills and most importantly knowledge.…”

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The role of social entrepreneurial leadership and benchmarking in women empowerment

Dixit

Malik

Seth

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PurposeWomen are the change agents in today's society. They are not only the harbingers of growth and development but also act as a major catalyst in the economic advancement and prosperity of the nation. India has been witnessing an expansion in women entrepreneurs given the conducive startup ecosystem we have created over the years. It has inspired women to break the shackles and switch to being a game changer for themselves and many others over the years. The study aims to explore the impact of social entrepreneurial leadership on women empowerment and how does benchmarking help in this process.Design/methodology/approachUsing a semi-structured questionnaire, the study conducted one-to-one in-depth and focused group interviews with the five women social entrepreneurs and their team. NVivo was used for content and thematic analysis.FindingsMajor themes identified from the study include financial independence, women empowerment, social identity, autonomy, mobility, attaining self-confidence, creativity and innovation, fulfillment of motives, action and social learning, and setting standards (benchmarks). The findings revealed that social entrepreneurial leadership has a significant impact on women empowerment through benchmarking.Originality/valueSocial entrepreneurial leadership has the potential to revolutionize the very concept of women empowerment. The research tries to study specific cases of social entrepreneurial leadership and how they have been instrumental in shaping up the life of others through their efforts and determination.

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The role of social entrepreneurial leadership and benchmarking in women empowerment

Dixit

Malik

Seth

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“…As evidence in the literature suggests that educational curricula play a role in perpetuating gender-related stereotypes, which in turn hinders women's empowerment in many countries around the world, this study turns analytic attention to Saudi Arabia's high school curricula to examine representations of girls and women. While a growing body of literature exists on the impact of Vision 2030 on the economic sector (e.g., Nieva, 2015;Alkhaled and Berglund, 2018;Topal, 2019;Omair et al, 2019;Aqel, 2020;Alasgah and Rizk, 2021;Al-Qahtani et al, 2021b); as aligned with international goals (Okonofua and Omonkhua, 2021); in empowering Saudi women in tourism (Alasgah and Rizk, 2021) and higher education (Al-Qahtani et al, 2021a), few studies have examined how high school curricula aimed at girls reflect Saudi Vision 2030 goals for women's empowerment (such as Topal, 2019;Omair et al, 2019;Al-Qahtani et al, 2021a). However, these studies focused on investigating women empowerment in the economic sector.…”

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“…In the few years since the release of Saudi Vision 2030, various studies have published reports and analysis of the outcomes of some of the programs and initiatives launched to achieve the Vision's objectives. Most of these studies concentrated on measuring and evaluating the impact of Vision 2030 initiatives and programs on achieving the Vision objectives, focusing mainly on the economic sector (e.g., Nieva, 2015;Alkhaled and Berglund, 2018;Topal, 2019;Omair et al, 2019;Al-Qahtani et al, 2020, 2021aAqel, 2020;Alasgah and Rizk, 2021;Okonofua and Omonkhua, 2021). Al-Qahtani et al (2021a) recruited 160 Saudi women working in higher educational institutions and conducted a factor analysis across various indicators of women's personal empowerment.…”

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Representations of girls and women in a Saudi Arabian family education curriculum: a content analysis

Aldegether

2023

Front. Educ.

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This paper reports on a content analysis of Saudi Arabian high school Family Education curriculum, examining how girls and women are represented. The textbooks were published after the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform initiatives. Considering previous research on school textbooks’ contributions to youth self-image formation and confidence development, the Family Education curriculum was optimal for examining contemporary representations of Saudi girls and women. Content analysis was conducted on the Vision 2030 documents to discern specific principles of women’s empowerment. This study presents a framework highlighting significant elements that provide a better understanding of inequalities in the textbooks portrayals of women that guided the recommendations for future changes. Four themes were constructed: Awareness of Women’s Rights and Responsibilities, Exclusion, Stereotypes, and Lack of Female Role Models. Together, these themes indicate inklings of positive change, as well as enduring inequality. They suggest a gap between the 2030 Vision goal to empower Saudi women and high school textbooks which effectively underrepresented women as equal partners in the country’s development. Revision of textbooks is required in light of the country’s new vision.

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Enhancing Women's Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia

Aloulou

2018

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development

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This chapter aims, first, to explore the state of the art of women's economic empowerment as a challenging research inquiry that needs a real investigation and to explore the different mechanisms of entrepreneurship development for women. It presents, then, the evidence of how Saudi women are economically empowered and how their potential is unleashed and sparked through entrepreneurship mechanisms. This chapter is based on a literature review on women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship and a desk research involving the collection and analysis of already available information in the country. It introduces a needed ecosystem for Saudi women's economic empowerment and highlights some main empirical evidence from selected initiatives. Moreover, the recommendation that this chapter advances would be helpful to the practitioners, researchers, planners, and policymakers who are involved in the concerned area. Further, it tries to contribute to the literature of economic empowering of women through entrepreneurship in an emerging economy.

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Towards the empowerment of women: a social entrepreneurship approach in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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