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Economy
Economy

Abigirl Phiri is a Ph.D
student in commerce,
free-lance writer, poet, International
Ambassador of Peace, GBV activist,
social entrepreneur, talent manager and an
international marketer. More of her work
can be found on her Facebook Page:
Words are forever.
DEFYING ALL ODDS THROUGH WOMEN

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

omen generally face a woman entrepreneur myself, in an element of external forces that
the predicament of our 2018 Applied Entrepreneurship you cannot control for they are out
being looked down Masters class at Chinhoyi University of your ability whilst the opposite
Wupon in business of Technology we were only two is true, for pull it’s the call that you
circles. Gender stereotyping is a ladies representing the female popu- can’t shake off your back up until
bane to not only past and present lation versus ten males. In fact, this you succumb to its will. Equally, all
females but future ladies as well may little detail didn’t in any way intim- these forces in a mix come in the
well be caught up in this conundrum idate me because entrepreneurship form of the need for recognition
if not dealt with. For that reason, is a doctrine that can be enacted by that will be burning brightly like
this misconception needs to be dealt anyone with the will power and pas- banked coals, passion, the need to
away with thorough enlightenment sion to see their solutions bloom to have extra cash or supplementing
that gender does not limit one in ex- fruition. Indeed, there are a plethora one’s salary, retrenchments, the
ploring all avenues especially where of push and pull factors that enable death of a breadwinner in the family
entrepreneurship is concerned. As one to become a woman entrepre- etc. Fortunately, either way I am go-
neur. Likewise, with push there is ing to tackle just a few. Interestingly,

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