Abstract
Women participation in economic development has been identified to be of importance, most especially in the area of entrepreneurship. However, women the world over play a substantial role in the socio- economic and political development of any country. Given this, the current study examined the effect of socio-cultural factors on women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna state. The specific objectives of the study include: to examine the effect of religion on women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna State; to examine the effect of culture on women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna State; and to examine the effect of gender roles on women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna State. Using descriptive survey research design, data were collected from 332 women entrepreneurs in Kaduna metropolis and then analyzed via correlation and regression analyses techniques to examine the cause, effect, strength and degree of the relationship between socio-cultural factors and women entrepreneurship development. The study found that there is a significant relationship between socio-cultural factors and women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna metropolis, indicating significant relationships between religion and women entrepreneurship, between culture and women entrepreneurship and between gender role and women entrepreneurship development in Kaduna metropolis. The study recommends that women entrepreneurs in Kaduna metropolis should be proactive in doing business by bearing in mind various socio-cultural factors such as religion, culture and gender roles that may hinder the smooth running of their businesses.
Highlights
Women participation in economic development has been identified to be indispensable, most especially in the area of entrepreneurship
Simpson, Singh, and Okafor [1] examined the effect of environmental factors on women entrepreneurship development (WED) in Lagos State, Nigeria using both Primary and secondary data and the results revealed that government policy as an environmental factor has negative correlation with women entrepreneurship development and this affects other factors
The analysis indicates that the coefficient for religion is significant in enhancing women entrepreneurship in Kaduna metropolis
Summary
Women participation in economic development has been identified to be indispensable, most especially in the area of entrepreneurship. Women the world over play a substantial role in the socio- economic and political development of any country. The existing literature in the entrepreneurship research field The socio-cultural values can be defined as consisting of all those factors of the social system which impact positively and negatively on their quest to become entrepreneurs. The traditional belief about the status and role of women in society does not allow women to participate in serious economic activities and this to some extent serves as a constraint on the entrepreneurial engagement of women in Nigeria. Subcultures within the cultural context such as regional, ethnicity and religion shape individuals’ perception and value system towards entrepreneurship
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