This book provides scientific evidence, both theoretically and empirically, on the understudied field of women entrepreneurs across North Africa. It provides insights on the domain of women entrepreneurship, undertaking critical assessment of overall historical frameworks, ecosystems and future perspectives of the region.

Women entrepreneurship is among the most important and unexploited sources of economic growth in the developing world. Yet, despite much progress in socioeconomic aspects such as health, life expectancy and education, the gender economic gap remains unchanged. More needs to be done to understand the underlying forces and factors in the region to challenge the current status quo.

Contents:

• Indigenous Women in North Africa: Amazigh Women and Argan Oil


• Women Entrepreneurship in Morocco


• Women Entrepreneurship in Algeria


• Women Entrepreneurship in Tunisia


• Women Entrepreneurship in Libya


• Women Entrepreneurship in Egypt


• Women Entrepreneurship in Sudan


• Toward the Future

Readership: Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students interested in women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in the North African region, government officials interested in developing policies to encourage women entrepreneurship, and students and teachers of entrepreneurship, women studies and developmental policy courses.

Key Features:

• Provides a wide range of scientific evidence about women entrepreneurship across different countries in North Africa


• Provides policy implications and recommendations for further studies


• Balanced chapter authorship, with a mix of early career and senior researchers and input from industrial experts and indigenous researchers