Exploring Challenges Faced by Female Entrepreneurs in Achieving Business Success

Abstract

This research study aims to investigate the barriers and obstacles women entrepreneurs encounter in attaining business success, with a particular emphasis on Dhaka City, Bangladesh. The aim is to acquire a more profound comprehension of the distinctive challenges faced by female entrepreneurs. This study framework identifies the dependent variable as the Barriers Faced by female entrepreneurs. In contrast, the independent variables are Gender Discrimination, access to financial & Resources, Work-from-home conflicts and Difficulty Finding Labor. The quantitative research focused on the target audience residing in Dhaka city, and the survey was participated by 150 respondents. The findings of the correlation analysis indicate that the challenge of locating labor is weakly associated with obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs, whereas it is strongly associated with issues of gender discrimination, as well as limited access to financial and other resources. Upon reviewing qualitative research, a strong association has been observed between Gender Discrimination, access to financial & Resources, and female entrepreneur challenges.