how to improve their bargaining power
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Goheer, Nabeel A.
- Contributor
- Evans-Klock, Christine
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- digitaal
- Thesaurus
- ondernemers, kredieten, Pakistan, statistiek, rapport
- Description
- This report is the outcome of a research study initiated and financed by ILO. It is aimed at obtaining a better understanding of Pakistani women entrepreneurs and their problems. The first section starts with a portrayal of the specific business environment for women. The next section reinforces the arguments already put forward by providing statistical comparisons of the poor gender equity record of Pakistan at national, regional and international levels. The comparisons portray a dismal picture of Pakistan and validate the analysis made in the first section. What follows is an overview of policy and institutional initiatives of the Government of Pakistan, for the economic empowerment and business development of women. The last part of this report is comprised of narrative stories of 20 selected women entrepreneurs from varied economic backgrounds, diverse family set-ups, and different professions.