Provide a framework for the successful entry of female students into the field of start-ups

The high rate of female students entering higher education has led policymakers to seek alternative strategies to attract this segment of society to the labor market; In the meantime, guiding these students to start-ups can be a good mechanism for job creation and sustainable development.

The approach of the present research is qualitative, in terms of the type of purpose, applied and in terms of nature and method, descriptive-analytical. The statistical population of this project consists of women entrepreneurs active in various fields of start-ups who have been selected by purposive sampling method. The data collection tool was exploratory interview that theoretical saturation was obtained through interviews with 18 participants.

The method of data analysis is content analysis, as a result of which 124 concepts were labeled in 36 primary codes, eight selection codes, four organizing codes and two comprehensive codes. Findings show that the successful entry of female students into the field of start-ups requires policymakers to pay attention to issues such as "multiple empowerment" with dimensions such as business culture, development of individual capabilities, purposeful learning and strengthening social interactions such as "building capacity". On the other hand, social normalization, business environment management and development of support resources.

It is suggested that the Ministry of Science, along with other institutions, implement mechanisms such as Dialogue Club, Development and Construction Center, Inclusive Thinkers Committee and Business Support Core to provide the ground for female students to enter the field of start-up businesses.