Refugee women's entrepreneurship: where from and where to next?
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
ISSN: 1756-6266
Article publication date: 1 September 2022
Issue publication date: 12 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This reflective paper offers an overview on how refugee women's entrepreneurship scholarship evolved, and suggests research directions for the future development of the field.
Design/methodology/approach
A reflective approach encompassing the evolvement of the field of refugee women's entrepreneurship research.
Findings
Whilst refugee women's entrepreneurship scholarship and research, and its interlinks with resilience, empowerment, gender, and livelihoods theoretical framings have flourished in recent years, it remains a relatively young scholarship area, evolving from a broad social science multi-disciplinary base including refugee studies, economics, and development, rather than mainstream business disciplines.
Originality/value
Refugee women's entrepreneurship offers a novel approach and contribution to the broader and established gender and entrepreneurship field. Nevertheless, critical research questions and gaps remain within the growing refugee women's entrepreneurship scholarship regarding the potential of entrepreneuring to empower refugee women socially, economically, and politically.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thanks Helle Neergaard for continuing the legacy of Colette Henry in developing and advancing the field of gender and entrepreneurship through IJGE. It is an honour to be invited to contribute this article for this IJGE Ambassador issue and a great privilege to write about refugee women’s entrepreneurship research for IJGE.
Citation
Al-Dajani, H. (2022), "Refugee women's entrepreneurship: where from and where to next?", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 489-498. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-06-2022-0090
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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