Factors Affecting Women Entrepreneurship in Business

Entrepreneurship is one of the fundamental measures of development in each country، thus، it is considered as the engine of economic development in countries. Experiences of countries enjoying high growth of gross domestic income (GDI) indicate that leaders and managers in these countries have realized the importance of entrepreneurship in countries development. Since women represent a large part of the population، entrepreneurship of this segment of society has a particular importance. Therefore، the measurement of women''s participation in production is one of the important indicators to evaluate the progress of development in each country. Statistics shows that less than 10 percent of Iranian entrepreneurs are women. The aim of this study was to investigate factors that play a role in the development of women entrepreneurship. The research was based on questionnaire and interview and to ensure the reliability، the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach''s alpha being valued for validity by views of scholars and professors. Statistical tests were utilized for data analysis and presentation. The results show despite holding dual roles of working women، they have positive feelings towards their activities. At the end recommendations and suggestion for the development of women''s entrepreneurial activities are discussed in order to manifest the most important cultural change in society''s attitude towards women''s empowerment in economic activities.