Qualitative meta-analysis of the dimensions of rural women entrepreneurship development

Entrepreneurship is one of the activities that can solve many major challenges such as unemployment, low income, lack of economic diversity, etc., in rural areas, in which women, as one of the influential groups in rural society, play an important role. have; For this reason, strengthening the entrepreneurship of rural women is considered an effective solution in the direction of two development indicators, namely increasing employment and reducing unemployment. Learning entrepreneurship among rural women requires more detailed planning to identify key factors influencing the development of entrepreneurial activities. Therefore, to further strengthen the entrepreneurship of rural women and subsequently the development of rural areas, the study of factors affecting the development of rural women entrepreneurship is of great importance. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the entrepreneurship of rural women and classify them in terms of value and importance, which has been studied by qualitative meta-analysis. In the present study, out of a total of 112 published scientific-research articles, 46 articles completely related to the research topic, which have been done in a survey and field, have been reviewed; The research period is from 2005 to 2020. Examining the research on rural women entrepreneurship, it was found that the factors affecting their entrepreneurship are classified into seven categories: infrastructure - environmental, family, individual - behavioral, social - cultural, economic - financial, institutional - legal and promotional - educational. According to the research findings, the most important factors affecting the development of rural women entrepreneurship are: the level of literacy and personal knowledge of rural women, participation in entrepreneurship training courses, earning money, membership in secondary groups, family support, support of government institutions and agent Transportation.