The educational components of rural women’s economic empowerment to develop home-based businesses in Nahavand County

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1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University (BASU), Hamedan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University (BASU), Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to identify the educational components of rural women’s economic empowerment to develop home-based businesses in Nahavand County. This study was an applied and exploratory research. In the first step, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 experts. At this step, the key components that could affect the economic empowerment of rural women in the future were identified (with emphasis on the role of educational components). A total of seventeen key components were identified. In the second step, based on the identified components, a questionnaire was developed. After completing the questionnaire, Mikmak software was used to analyze the data. In the second step, a questionnaire was designed. The weighting of this questionnaire was done in pairwise comparisons with numbers between 0 and 3. Then Mikmak software was used for analysis.The results showed that "holding training workshops to introduce the potential of rural women” can increase rural women’s capabilities and also prepare them to enter the economic market and ultimately become self-sufficient. In addition, the results indicated that “women's household products should be regularly presented in the local markets and exhibitions”. Agricultural agents can train rural women to increase the quality of their products. According to the results, providing these supports and services on a regular basis can increase the quality of production and increase rural women’s skills using virtual marketing to develop their home-based businesses. Agricultural agents can also enable rural women to create other jobs and connect more with each other.

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