COMMUNITY-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AND ITS ROLE IN WOMEN'S ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE: A CASE STUDY IN BANYUMAS REGENCY

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  • Fatwa Zuhanea Universitas Wijayakusuma Purwokerto, Indonesia

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https://doi.org/10.29040/ijebar.v6i4.20462

Abstract

Women's economic independence remains a persistent challenge in developing economies, particularly at the grassroots level. This study investigates the influence of community-based entrepreneurship empowerment programs on women's economic independence in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Grounded in the Social Learning Theory of Bandura (1977) and the Resource-Based View (RBV), this research examines the mediating role of entrepreneurial skills acquisition and access to capital between program participation and economic independence. Using a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 132 women participants of Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUBE) programs in five sub-districts of Banyumas Regency. The results of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis indicate that community-based empowerment programs significantly and positively influence women's economic independence (β = 0.431, p < 0.001). Entrepreneurial skills acquisition and access to capital partially mediate this relationship. The findings contribute both theoretical and practical insights into how grassroots-level empowerment programs can serve as effective tools for promoting gender-inclusive economic growth in rural settings.
Keywords: community-based empowerment, women's economic independence, entrepreneurship program, KUBE, Banyumas Regency

 

Keywords: community-based empowerment, women's economic independence, entrepreneurship program, KUBE, Banyumas Regency

 

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2021-12-30

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Zuhanea, F. (2021). COMMUNITY-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AND ITS ROLE IN WOMEN’S ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE: A CASE STUDY IN BANYUMAS REGENCY. International Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting Research (IJEBAR), 5(4). https://doi.org/10.29040/ijebar.v6i4.20462

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): IJEBAR : Vol. 05, Issue 04, December 2021

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