Arab Refugee Women Entrepreneurs

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>What is the potential transformative power of entrepreneurship for Arab refugee women and what is their role in rebuilding lives and contributing to host nations?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Drawing on a selection of case studies this book explores the entrepreneurial experiences of Arab refugee women located in Jordan and Lebanon and examines how gender intersects with their social identity and refugee status. Authors </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Haya Al-Dajani</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Maysa Baroud</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Deema Refai</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> shed light on the socio-economic barriers legal hurdles cultural biases and place-based constraints faced by refugee women when setting up businesses.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Discussing themes of empowerment place and entrepreneurship the authors conclude with a framework of recommendations for supporting refugee women entrepreneurs in Jordan Lebanon and beyond. As such this book is ideal reading for students of Entrepreneurship Gender Studies Refugee Studies Sociology and Cultural Anthropology.</span></p><p></p>