Enabling women micro-entrepreneurs through social enterprises in the Philippines

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Political Science

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies

Volume

16

Issue

2

First Page

75

Last Page

81

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

Social enterprises present themselves as viable instruments to alleviate poverty and engage marginalized women in the development process. In the Philippines, 89 percent of businesses are microenterprises. Women account for 30 percent of the total population underemployed. A potential exists where social enterprises can improve the earning capacity of women especially those coming from vulnerable groups. This study addresses the questions: How do social enterprises empower women micro-entrepreneurs from poorer sectors of Philippine society? What value networks are created which enhance the co-creation and partnership of women micro-entrepreneurs in the respective social enterprises they are involved in? By examining cases of twenty women micro-entrepreneurs working in social enterprises set up through Gawad Kalinga, a non-government intermediary organization, the factors that lead to the transformation and empowerment of these women micro-entrepreneurs are identified. The importance of soft skills training combined with the important role of networks are noted as indicators for the increased economic contribution of Filipina micro-entrepreneurs not only to their families but to the community at large.

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Disciplines

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Keywords

Businesswomen—Philippines; Social entrepreneurship—Philippines

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