Fundamental Rights and The Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: A Cross-Sectional Panel Data Analysis

Abstract

The family is the fundamental unit of society, enabling individuals to share both material and emotional bonds. In today’s family structure, women’s participation in the public sphere is closely linked to their involvement in the workforce. In this context, women have become contributors to the financial well-being of the family unit. This financial contribution can be achieved either by women working in an organization or by owning their own businesses. Within this framework, women’s ownership of businesses and their contributions to both the national and family economy within the financial ecosystem are referred to as women’s entrepreneurship. In the mentioned ecosystem of women’s entrepreneurship, the functional nature of fundamental human rights also influences women’s lives within the family. Indeed, at the core of fundamental human rights lies the ideal of universal applicability to every individual, regardless of gender. In this context, it is argued that the well-being of the women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is directly proportional to the level of fundamental human rights. Therefore, this study aims to determine how effective the key factors shaping the women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem are at the level of countries’ legal frameworks for fundamental human rights. In this regard, the study examines these effects using Cross-Sectional Panel Data Analysis methods such as Fixed Effects, Random Effects, and Robust POLS regression models. The study concludes with the presentation of relevant policy recommendations.

Keywords

• European Union
• family
• fundamental human rights
• quantitative data
• women’s entrepreneurship

Project Number

İAE-2025-242

Temel Haklar ve Kadın Girişimciliği Ekosistemi: Kesitsel Panel Veri Analizi

Abstract

Aile, bireylerin birbiri ile maddi ve manevi paylaşımlarda bulunmalarına imkan tanıyan toplumun temel birimidir. Günümüz aile yapısında kadının kamusal alana katılımı, iş gücünde yer alması ile yakından ilişkilidir. Bu bağlamda kadın, aile birimine finansal katkıda da bulunur hale gelmiştir. Bahse konu finansal katkı, kadının bir iş yerinde çalışan olması ile gerçekleştirilebileceği gibi kendi işine sahip olma ile de gerçekleşebilmektedir. Bu kapsamda, finansal ekosistemde kadının kendi işine sahip olarak hem ilgili ülkenin ekonomisine hem de aile ekonomisine katkıda bulunmasına kadın girişimciliği denmektedir. Bahsi geçen kadın girişimciliği ekosisteminde temel insan haklarının işlevsel nitelik taşıması, kadının aile içindeki hayatını da etkilemektedir. Keza temel insan haklarının temelinde, cinsiyet ayrımı yapılmaksızın her bir birey için geçerlilik ideali bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, kadın girişimcilik ekosisteminin iyi halinin temel insan hakları seviyesi ile doğru orantılı olduğu tartışılmaktadır. Bu sebeple, bu çalışmada; kadın girişimcilik ekosistemini oluşturan başat faktörlerin, ülkelerin hukuki temel insan hakları seviyesinde ne denli etkili olduğunu tespit etmek bulunmaktadır. Bu minvalde çalışmada, Kesitsel Panel Veri Analiz Yöntemleri’nden Sabit Etki, Rassal Etki ve Robust POLS regresyon modelleri kullanılarak, bahse konu etkiler incelenmiştir. Çalışma ilgili politika önerilerinin sunulması ile sonlandırılmıştır.

Keywords

• aile
• Avrupa Birliği
• kadın girişimciliği
• nicel veri
• temel insan hakları

Project Number

İAE-2025-242

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