ABSTRACT
As various reports published by the International Labor Office over the course of the last 30 years have demonstrated, the participation of women in regional economic development is a source of growth and innovation in both developed and developing countries (ILO, 2010). The dynamic impact of working women on national economies is related to their level of qualifications and the skills that they acquire over the course of their careers. Female entrepreneurship constitutes a key stage in women’s economic empowerment, since it takes into account the possibility for women to exploit sources of capital and business networks in order to develop new activities or acquire production tools and thus play an important role in the creation of value (Orhan, 2005).
