Women's Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals

An Opportunity Nexus

Léo-Paul Dana, Meghna Chhabra

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443298141
• Subtopic: Labour Economics
• Index: Social Sciences

Women's Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals: An Opportunity Nexus is a comprehensive collection of research articles and case studies exploring the role of women-owned businesses in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Written by global experts, this book delves into theoretical and empirical research that underscores the importance of female entrepreneurship in promoting sustainable development. The content spans various contexts, providing a rich understanding of how sustainability is perceived and implemented in different settings.The book addresses critical topics such as gender differences in entrepreneurship, the influence of the female workforce on sustainability, and the significance of female-led intrapreneurship within corporate sustainability strategies. It serves as an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in sustainable entrepreneurship, offering practical guidance to support women in creating sustainable enterprises that contribute to achieving the SDGs. - Presents research related to the UN SDGs, particularly with a specific, actionable connection to the challenges and opportunities of women's entrepreneurial community in practice - Focuses on ways and means for promoting global initiatives to foster and support women's entrepreneurship to advance innovation, social development, and gender equality - Includes a section of case studies to highlight stories of women advancing sustainable development goals around the world

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1. Women entrepreneurship and its impact on the SDG objectives: The role of digitalization, innovation, governance, and economic environment
• Chapter 2. Women's entrepreneurship in achieving sustainable development: Exploring the research trajectories
• Chapter 3. Empowering women through culture, creativity, and entrepreneurship for the Sustainable Development Goals
• Chapter 4. Rashi's Elixir: Harmonizing tradition and sustainability in skin and hair care
• Chapter 5. Empowering women in tech: Policy pathways for inclusive European entrepreneurship
• Chapter 6. InnovateHERs: Purpose-driven, entrepreneurial women drive progress towards sustainable development goals
• Chapter 7. Transformative entrepreneurship: The role of female entrepreneurs in driving sustainability in small enterprises
• Chapter 8. Purpose over profit—A study of women-led sustainable business practices and programs
• Chapter 9. Women’s health entrepreneurship for net-zero energy through Metaverse and Digital Twin
• Chapter 10. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Has the bargaining power of argan oil been beneficial for Amazigh women in Morocco?
• Chapter 11. Driving internal factors of women's entrepreneurship towards sustainability upon reviewing gender and social feminism theories
• Chapter 12. SHGs in India: Catalysts for entrepreneurship, gender equality, and sustainable development through CLFs: A multi-theoretical perspective
• Chapter 13. Empowering change: Indian women entrepreneurs pioneering sustainable futures in tourism
• Index