Kadın Girişimciliği ve Cinsiyet Eşitsizliğinin İnsani Gelişme Üzerine Etkisi

Year 2022, Volume: 14 Issue: 28, 1 - 10, 28.07.2022

Gülden Karakuş

Abstract

Kadın girişimciliği liderlik, inovasyon, araştırma ve geliştirmenin etkinliği, iş fırsatları oluşturma, rekabetçilik, üretkenlik ve yeni endüstrilerin oluşturulmasında önemli bir rol oynar. Kadın girişimciliğiyle kadınların sunduğu ekonomik katkı, ekonomik büyüme ve dayanıklılık için kritik bir önem taşır. Cinsiyet eşitsizliği genellikle kadınların benzer durumdaki erkeklere göre dezavantajlı olmasını ifade eder. Cinsiyet eşitliğinin sağlanması kadınların ekonomik olarak güçlendirilmesinde anahtar unsurlardan biri olarak görülmektedir. Bu araştırmada, cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin azaltılması ve kadın girişimciliğinin artırılmasının toplumların insani gelişmesini olumlu yönde etkiyeceği öngörülmüş ve dünya genelinde 76 ülkeye ait kadın girişimciliği, cinsiyet eşitsizliği ve insani gelişme verisiyle kadın girişimciliği ve cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin insani gelişme üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, kadın girişimciliğinin ve cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin insani gelişmeyi anlamlı düzeyde etkilediğini göstermiştir. Kadın girişimciliği insani gelişmeyi pozitif yönde etkilerken cinsiyet eşitsizliği negatif yönde etkilemiştir. Kadın girişimciliğini teşvik eden uygulamaların hayata geçirilmesi, kadın girişimcilerin desteklenmesi ve cinsiyet eşitsizliğini azaltmaya yönelik politikalar geliştirerek kadınların ekonomik ve sosyal süreçlere daha fazla katılımının sağlaması, ülkelerin insani gelişme düzeylerini artırmaya yönelik öneriler olarak sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Kadın girişimciliği, cinsiyet eşitsizliği, insani gelişme

The Impact of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Gender Inequality on Human Development

Abstract

Women’s entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in increasing the effectiveness of leadership, innovation, research and development, and creating job opportunities, competitiveness, productivity, and new industries. The economic contribution generated by women through their entrepreneurship has a critical role in economic growth and sustainability. Gender inequality refers to the situation where women are disadvantaged compared to their male counterparts. Ensuring gender equality is considered one of the key factors in empowering women economically. From these conclusions, this study has been based on the assumption that reducing gender inequality and increasing women's entrepreneurship will affect the human development of societies positively. Therefore, the effects of women's entrepreneurship and gender inequality on human development have been analyzed by using data on women's entrepreneurship, gender inequality, and human development from 76 countries. Study findings have revealed that women's entrepreneurship and gender inequality significantly affect human development. While the effect of women's entrepreneurship on human development is positive, that of gender inequality is negative. It is advisable that countries involve women more in economic and social processes by developing policies to reduce gender inequality, and contribute to human development by supporting women entrepreneurs and encouraging women’s entrepreneurship.

Keywords

Female entrepreneurship, women’s entrepreneurship, gender inequality, human development

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