Empowering women entrepreneurs in developing economies: a model for building an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem in Egypt
Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
This study introduces the WEMPOWERMENT Model, conceptualizing empowerment as a three-stage journey. The first stage outlines key preconditions at the personal, social and ecosystem levels. The second stage captures empowerment processes through material, cognitive, relational and perceptual transformative changes, expressed as empowerment “within,” “over,” “to”…