Chapter 1. Introduction. Women and the Industrialization Process: Bringing Female Entrepreneurs out of the Shadows -- Chapter 2. Women and Business in Urban Northern Europe -- Chapter 3. Female Factory Owners in the Industry of Moscow, 1840s–1860s -- Chapter 4. The Story of Rosa – The Fall...

An irreversible transformation is taking place in the lives of many thousands of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Drawing on eight years' participative research and extensive secondary sources, Nick Forster introduces the...

Connecting female entrepreneurs to digital platforms that provide access to information and resources is possible, even in low-income and low-bandwidth settings. However, supporting initial take-up may require traditional, in-person marketing and onboarding. This brief shares lessons from a...