Social work perspective on women’s empowerment women’s entrepreneurship

Women’s welfare is a priority issue in both national and international policies, and its importance has increased even more today. The emphasis on this issue in the Sustainable Development Goals is also noteworthy. In this regard, ensuring gender equality and empowering women is vital to ensuring that no one is left behind and to living a sustainable life. However, in most countries today, many women are exposed to inequalities due to factors such as poverty, injustice, and changing social and cultural norms. The social work profession focuses on the empowerment of women and benefits from its knowledge, skills, and value base in combating these inequalities. With an empowerment approach, social workers help unlock women’s potential and therefore encourage increased participation. Thus, women can realize their capabilities and have a say in politics, the health sector, education, and other fields. It is critical to recognize that female entrepreneurship is a powerful tool for women’s empowerment. Women’s entrepreneurship has important potential in terms of increasing women’s participation in working life and sustainability, as well as its impact on development. However, today’s deepening inequalities and inadequacies in implementation to ensure women’s welfare bring to the agenda the discussion of development approaches and policies. In view of this, the aim of this study is to discuss women’s entrepreneurship as a tool for empowering women from a social work viewpoint, benefiting from the existing literature.