Women Micro-Entrepreneurship in Malaysia

Entrepreneurship is a gateway to generate income so as to attain a more sustainable livelihood. Entrepreneurship has improved the aspect of employability among women in the Europe and Euroasia regions as they have begun to turn to self-employment and entrepreneurship as means of survival. This chapter presents a brief description regarding women micro-entrepreneurs in Malaysia followed by the socio-economic effect of women micro-entrepreneurship upon the Malaysian economy. This chapter also depicts several characteristics of micro-enterprises owned and managed by women in Malaysia and, finally, the strength and shortcomings among women micro-entrepreneurs in Malaysia.