Identification of Research Gaps in The Context of Women'sEntrepreneurship in The Arab World

  • Authors

    • Juwita Anggraini Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah, Palembang, Indonesia, and Doctoral program students, ‎ Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Abdul Hamid Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah,Jakarta,Indonesia
    • Rizqon Halal Aji Syah Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah,Jakarta,Indonesia
    • Nofrianto Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah,Jakarta,Indonesia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/z0rwts02

    Received date: October 16, 2025

    Accepted date: December 7, 2025

    Published date: December 23, 2025

  • Identification of Research Gaps; Context of Women's Entrepreneurship; Arab World

  • Abstract

    This study aims to systematically map the development of research on women’s ‎entrepreneurship in the Arab world and identify key research gaps through a combined ‎systematic literature review (SLR) and bibliometric analysis. Using publications indexed in ‎Scopus, Google Scholar, and Publish or Perish databases from 2015 to 2025, a total of 47 ‎selected articles were analyzed using Biblioshiny and VOSviewer. The findings reveal a significant growth in scholarly attention to women’s entrepreneurship, with research clusters concentrated on socio-economic, political economy, finance, digital entrepreneurship, family and education, and cultural–religious values. However, the literature remains heavily focused on ‎structural barriers such as access to finance, gender norms, and institutional constraints, while ‎strategic dimensions of empowerment, digital resilience, Islamic finance, and sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship remain underexplored. The results also show a geographical ‎concentration in GCC countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with limited ‎representation from non-GCC Arab nations. Furthermore, empirical studies integrating Islamic ‎values, maqasid al-shariah, gender-sensitive financial inclusion, and digital transformation are ‎still scarce. This study contributes by providing a comprehensive mapping of research trends and ‎formulating a structured future research agenda to advance a more inclusive, ethical, and ‎context-sensitive framework of women’s entrepreneurship in the Arab world‎.

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    Anggraini, J. ., Abdul Hamid, Syah, R. H. A. ., & Nofrianto. (2025). Identification of Research Gaps in The Context of Women’sEntrepreneurship in The Arab World. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(8), 802-810. https://doi.org/10.14419/z0rwts02