Technical Note
FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN PAKISTAN
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LENGTH :10
LUMS No :17-017-2019-2
PUBLICATION YEAR : 2019
ABSTRACT:
Women entrepreneurship has become the new focus of global development interventions. In Pakistan, attention is being paid to international surveys, such as the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the Global Women Entrepreneur Leaders Scorecard, which show that it has one of the lowest female entrepreneur ratios in the world. Research within and beyond Pakistan indicates that access to finance is one of the biggest barriers for women in establishing and scaling their businesses. This note details the current status of financial access for women in general and female entrepreneurs in particular. It ends with specific policy recommendations for bridging the gap between women and finance. The note is based on both primary and secondary sources. The primary motivation for writing this note is to create an institutional resource to begin a critical discussion on this important subject. It is hoped that such discussions will lead the way to finding solutions to provide finances for female entrepreneurs in Pakistan.