Entrepreneurship as an influence on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs in selected cities in Cavite /
by Leslie H. Cendon, Janssen K. Rodriguez and Jhanine Tomas.
- Indang, Cavite: Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2018.
- xiii, 80 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Business Management Human Resource Management) Cavite State University
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Economics, Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), Department of Management College of Economics, Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), Department of Management
CENDON LESLIE H., RODRIGUEZ, JANSSEN K., TOMAS, JHANINE A. Entrepreneurship as an Influence on the Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in Selected Cities in Cavite. Undergraduate thesis. Bachelor of Science in Business Management major in Human Resource Development Management, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. December 7017_ Adviser. Thea Maries P. Perez. The study identified the influence of entrepreneurship on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs in selected cities in Cavite. Specifically, the study aimed to determine the: the socio-economic profile of women entrepreneurs in selected cities in Cavite in terms of (a) age; (b) educational attainments (c) civil (d) number of dependents; and (e) e; the perceived influence of entrepreneurship on the empowerment of -omen entrepreneurs in terms of (a) personal empowerment; (b) social empowerment; and (c) economic empowerment; the barriers in achieving women empowerment in selected cities in Cavite and the significant relationship between socio-economic profile of women entrepreneurs and women empowerment_ This study utilized the purposive sampling to select the top three cities that have the most number of business establishment. However, stratified random sampling used to distinguish the number of participants needed in every municipality based on their percentage. Mean, frequency and percentage were used to describe demographic profile of women entrepreneurs and the barriers to empowerment while to interpret the relationship of social Chi-square was used demographic profile of women entrepreneurs on women empowerment, Based on the result, most of the participants were 31 to 40 years old, majority were college graduates, married, had 3 to 4 dependents, had an average net monthly income of P 50,000 and had undergone training. The household responsibilities gained the highest score among the other stated barriers. Other than being entrepreneurs, they were mothers and wife at the same time. The household responsibility of the family gives the women entrepreneurs less time in managing their businesses. Results showed that entrepreneurship has a very strong influence on personal empowerment and has strong influence on social empowerment. However, entrepreneurship has strong influence on economic empowerment. Furthermore, the study shows that socio economic profile of women entrepreneurs has a significant relationship on women empowerment.