Women's Entrepreneurship and State Policies in Morocco: Analysis and Perspectives

Ghezlane Dyaz

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Women's Entrepreneurship and State Policies in Morocco: Analysis and Perspectives

Ghezlane Dyaz

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Women's entrepreneurship is treated as one of the main axes of development in Morocco. This is why the Moroccan government has put in place a battery of measures to encourage and encourage the spread of the entrepreneurial culture in general and that of women in particular. Promoting entrepreneurship is considered a government priority. The latter has put in place a policy based essentially on supporting self-employment initiatives, supporting entrepreneurs, encouraging the spirit of creativity and innovation and increasing the performance of employment promotion initiatives. For Moroccan women, entrepreneurship creates an opportunity to access income-generating activities. In this research work, we have explored the situation of these women in a context characterized by multiple transformations, and we will highlight the situation of entrepreneurship in political leadership. The results of our interviews with women entrepreneurs and key informants showed the absence of a specific agenda and a targeted action plan to promote female entrepreneurship despite the different gender and gender equality policies. Thus, these policies are not supported by a national strategic framework and consequently, at the operational level, we are witnessing the absence of effective concrete actions that will enable the achievement of the expected objectives and the strategies set.

Published in	Science, Technology & Public Policy (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.stpp.20220601.16
Page(s)	41-48
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Women Entrepreneurship, Morocco, Political Leadership

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