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Sookhtanlou M, Hadi Z, Imani B. (2022). Analysis of Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Empowerment of Women Heads of Rural Households in Sarab County. jea. 9(17), 82-93. doi:10.52547/jea.9.17.82
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Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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Introduction and Objective: Ignoring the main drivers affecting the empowerment of rural women, especially in the field of employment and entrepreneurship, always overshadows the employment potentials, entrepreneurial psychological capacities and the real position of women in the socio-cultural and economic development of a rural society. Therefore, improving the empowerment of rural women is a key factor in reducing gender gaps and one of the important pillars of the development of a rural community. In this regard, the purpose of the study in the form of 10 main hypotheses was to analyze the factors affecting the entrepreneurial empowerment of female-headed households in the villages of Sarab County.
Material and Methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical research that was conducted by survey method. The statistical population included all female-headed households (N= 6101) in the villages of Sarab County. By multi-stage random sampling method with proportional assignment, 363 people from 18 villages and 5 districts (districts of Razliq, 77 people; Hoomeh, 100 people; Aberghan, 96 people; Ardalan, 46 people and Alan Baraghosh, 43 people) were selected as a statistical sample. To analyze the research hypotheses, structural equation modeling was used by PLS method with the help of SmartPLS 3.0 and SPSS 22.0 software. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire that used convergent validity (with the help of AVE) and diagnostic validity to evaluate the validity of the research instrument and factor load values, combined reliability (CR) and Cronbach's alpha value were used for the reliability of the research instrument.
Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that in terms of direct impact on entrepreneurial empowerment of rural women, the factors of employment potential, financial-economic and socio-cultural potentials had a positive and significant effect, respectively; But the effect of psychological factor on entrepreneurial empowerment of rural women was not significant. Also, the most important factors affecting the entrepreneurial empowerment of rural women due to the mediating role of job creation potentials (indirect impact), in order of priority, included psychological, financial-economic and cultural-social factors.
Conclusion: The conceptual model of the research has been able to explain the factors affecting the empowerment of rural women at the desired level. Although the psychological factor did not have a direct and significant effect on the entrepreneurial empowerment of rural women; But due to the mediating variable of job creation potentials, it has the greatest effect (0.131) in comparison with financial-economic and cultural-social variables on empowerment. Promoting psychological empowerment and encouraging rural women through educational programs to improve the psychological capacity of women in employment and entrepreneurship, organizing the conditions for more social and economic participation of rural women in rural development and entrepreneurship programs, strengthening the fund credit schemes, creating local markets with maximum participation of rural women and supporting their entrepreneurial businesses can be effective in improving their empowerment.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: کارآفرینی در کشاورزی
Received: 2022/01/11 | Accepted: 2022/05/22 | Published: 2022/07/25

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