معوقات المشاركة الاقتصادية للمرأة في التنمية

دراسة ميدانية مطبقة على عينة من المقترضات من بنك التنمية الاجتماعية

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the obstacles which face women's participation in economic development, through the identification of the social and economic obstacles that face women’s self-employment in micro business. In order to achieve the purpose of the study , the social survey method adopted and applied on purposive sampling . In addition, the study collected the data by using online questionnaire on 371 female beneficiaries of the social development bank’s fund for self-employment in Riyadh.

The study indicates that the most social obstacles were represented in the difficulties of reconciling between their families and managing their business, and the lack of support by their families when business problems occurs , In addition to the social obstacles represented in the low social awareness of self-employment importance. The study results also revealed the economic obstacles, which represented in the high cost of marketing and advertising for their business, the women's lack of pension salary that could secure her as source of income when she was unable to continue the business, as well as , the fact that the financial support provided does not cover all the business requirements.

Key words: economic participation, development, women