Author/Authors :
MOVAHEDI REZA نويسنده , MIRZAEI Khalil نويسنده M.S., Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Bualisina University, Hamedan, Iran , Samian Masoud نويسنده M.Sc. Student, Agricultural Extension and Education Dep., College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University , Yaghoubi Farani Ahmad نويسنده Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract :
Given the importance of womenʹs participation and taking
advantage of their ability, it is essential that a systematic
and strategic plan should be organized in this area. Undoubtedly,
planning for the development of the specific associations of
rural women can be an effective step to increase their participation
in various scenes, and it can also help improve the status and
rights of women. The main objective of this study was to
explore factors affecting the development and strengthening
of rural women’s enterprises. A mixed method was used in this
study. Data gathering tools were both semi-structured interviews
and questionnaires. Target samples were both 25 rural development
experts and 92 rural women in the Hamadan County.
The results showed that the following items are essential for
the development and strengthening rural women’s enterprises:
applying legal and financial support; family support; management
support, and education and cultural support. In addition, the
following strategies are required: culture building; womenʹs
empowerment programs, continued implementation of consulting
and training programs, and encouraging the introduction of the
womenʹs enterprises. The results of factor analysis showed
that economic, sociocultural, and education and extension
factors can determine approximately 60 percent of factors affecting
the development and strengthening of rural women’s
enterprises.
