EACH person technically has the same 24 hours a day, but those 24 hours look vastly different for everyone. Women, especially mothers, have to juggle multiple roles daily to provide for and take care of those they love the most: family.
Depending on circumstances, mothers can take on the responsibility of being a provider and financial manager of their households on top of being a homemaker to make ends meet.A lot of women pursue entrepreneurship as their primary livelihood or a source of extra income. As a matter of fact, the majority of the 950,000 micro, small and medium enterprises in the Philippines are women-owned, and these operate mainly in wholesale, retail, food service and accommodation industries.
With the innate sense to prioritize their family's needs at all times, 56 percent of the respondents have reported they are driven to venture into entrepreneurship to have the flexibility to care for their family while making money. They want to do something that will help alleviate their financial stresses without having to sacrifice spending quality time with their loved ones.
Financial Inclusion Enables Women Entrepreneurs To Thrive
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