Abstract

Over the past decade, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have broadened policy support structures for entrepreneurship. After reviewing the core rationale for Gulf state enterprise promotion, we detail regional challenges facing women’s enterprise development, such as the regulatory environment and cultural norms relating to gender roles, then examine how these challenges have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on the gender responsiveness of state policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis, we analyze state actions around promotion of responsive business environments and consider how the policies enacted will impact female entrepreneurs in each country. Finally, we provide recommendations for strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for GCC women.

摘要

在过去十年中，海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 国家扩大了对创业的政策支持结构。在回顾了促进海湾国家企业发展的核心原理后，我们详细介绍了女性企业发展面临的区域挑战，例如与性别角色相关的监管环境和文化规范，然后研究 COVID-19 大流行如何加剧了这些挑战。关注国家应对 COVID-19 危机的政策的性别响应，我们分析了围绕促进响应性商业环境的国家行动，并考虑了所颁布的政策将如何影响每个国家的女性企业家。最后，我们为加强海湾合作委员会女性的创业生态系统提供了建议。