EXPANDING WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY

Abstract

This article investigates the impact of financial literacy programs on women’s participation in business and entrepreneurial activities, employing an IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) structure. In the Introduction, it highlights the global underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship and identifies financial illiteracy as a key barrier, proposing that targeted education can bridge this gap. The Methods section details a mixed methods study involving 300 women, split into an intervention group receiving a 12-week financial literacy course and a control group, with data collected via surveys and interviews. Results show a significant increase in financial knowledge (from 42/100 to 78/100) and business confidence (2.1/5 to 4.3/5) in