Mapuche entrepreneur women profiles and their trajectories in poverty alleviation programs
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2023
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Entrepreneurship has become a prominent strategy for overcoming poverty, but fewstudies have identified the specificities of different entrepreneurial configurations inindigenous contexts. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze positive effects and theirrelationship with participants’ profiles of entrepreneurial programs, from the experiencesand meanings of Mapuche people (mostly women) in poverty and social vulnerabilitysituation in rural and urban contexts. A qualitative study was conducted in rural and urbanareas considering a total of 19 respondents. Results focus on woman experiences showingthree types of Mapuche entrepreneur women profiles (fighter, submissive and reluctant)and their trajectories in entrepreneurship programs, considering their responses to theirbackground, their relationship with the program and profile-specific positive effects.
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Entrepreneurship, Mapuche, Indigenous, Gender