In South Africa gender oppression was institutionalised in the laws as well as in the customs and practices of our people.Within our racially and ethnically divided society, all women have a lower status than men of the same group do in both law and practice. And as with racism the disadvantages imposed on them cross the economic, political, social, domestic, cultural and civil spheres (Frene Ginwala, 1999). Promoting gender equality and the success of women in micro-businesses will facilitate the integration of women in the formal economy, and economic growth (Raymundo, 1998). This study...

This study investigates whether the old adage that "behind every successful man is a woman" remains true when reversed. It sets out to understand the role that men have in womens entrepreneurial success in this thesis entitled "The Gender Dividend: Enhancing the Economic Empowerment of Women by Recognising the Role Men Play in the Entrepreneurial Success of Women". The study presents a pioneering Grounded Gender Inclusive Conceptual (GGIC) Model as a way to understand the role men play in womens entreprenurial success, as well as how other factors come into play. The researcher...