Women Entrepreneurship Challenges in Ekiti State Southwest Nigeria: Way Forward

Abstract

The development of entrepreneurship in recent times has aroused the interest of women entrepreneurs to be imaginative and revolutionary. The study investigates the challenges confronting women entrepreneurs in Ekiti State Southwest Nigeria, thus common in most developing countries. The research establishes whether, in a male-dominated society, lack of education and business visibility is an obstacle that hinders women’s success, and are discriminated against. The findings reveal that family pressures, unexposed markets, lack of education, impede the success of women entrepreneurs, and in a male-dominated society, they are unjustly discriminated towards. The study suggests that governments of developing nations should provide financial assistance and mentoring services to women entrepreneurs to enhance their economic activities and performance, hence strengthen their access to finance and enable them to achieve entry into international markets. The research relied on secondary data obtained from literary analysis; which included articles, journals, online sources, and dissertations on women entrepreneurs.