مجلة الأصيل للبحوث الاقتصادية والإدارية
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 257-277
2026-04-30

Women’s Entrepreneurship In Rural Algeria: The Case Of Kabyle Dresses Seamstresses In Maâtkas (tizi-ouzou)

Authors : Babou Omar . Bounoua Chaïb . Boukhedimi Chems Eddine .

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to highlight women's entrepreneurship in a rural territorial area (the Maâtkas district). Through a questionnaire survey conducted among women entrepreneurs specializing in the making of Kabyle dresses, as well as interviews with elected local officials and organizers of the Maâtkas Kabyle dress festival. This study demonstrated that it is a necessity-based entrepreneurship practiced by women who do not necessarily have a high level of education but rather possess know-how, often inherited from their family circle. The family also plays a very important role in this business.

Keywords

Algeria ; Dresses seamstresses ; Kabylia ; Necessity entrepreneurship ; Women’s entrepreneurship