Influence of socioeconomic factors on female entrepreneurship: an analysis using structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).

ABSTRACT: Female entrepreneurship has emerged as a strategy for reducing poverty, generating employment opportunities, and promoting gender equality, particularly in rural areas where structural inequalities persist. However, there is still a limited understanding of how socioeconomic factors influence their development. This study aimed to analyze the influence of these factors on women-led entrepreneurship, considering dimensions such as family income, social empowerment, economic growth, access to resources, entrepreneurial capabilities, and sociocultural factors. The research was conducted with a sample of 98 female entrepreneurs from the province of Chachapoyas, Amazonas region of Peru, providing context-specific evidence for understanding female entrepreneurship in a rural Amazonian setting ra

SUBMITTER: Bazan Valque RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576117 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature