oa A study of the role of women in family businesses in Qatar

The importance of family businesses has been increasingly acknowledged in the academic literature. In recent times, Qatar is witnessing a big boost in education and women in particular have shown keen interest as corroborated by the increase in the number of registration in the Universities. But even after acquiring degrees at par with the males in the family, in general, women still encounter serious challenges in family businesses and they are traditionally found to be not participating in core activities of the business. The aim of the project was to study issues related to women in family businesses in Qatar. The project studied role of women in the family in business activities; entrepreneurial growth among women in the family; and the role of women in building goodwill for family business by participating in community and social issues.