Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt

Recently, Egypt has been making considerable progress on its path to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The current government acknowledged the crucial role of women in the sustainable development of the country. This realization led to the creation of various initiatives to unleash the economic potential of the Egyptian female population. Nevertheless, despite some positive improvements, women remain severely underrepresented in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. Moreover, they still face numerous barriers to full participation in the business market of Egypt. Social and structural gender discrimination poses a serious impediment to women’s entrepreneurship in the state. Furthermore, women often lack sufficient human, social, and economic capital to establish and successfully expand their enterprises. By adopting a gender-sensitive lens in relevant policymaking, and engaging the private sector and education institutes, the government should continue working on the improvement of the position of women in the country.