Behavior of Female Entrepreneurs in Tempe Small Micro Enterprises in Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java as Proof of Gender Equality Against AEC

Abstract

MSEs are the primary modes of industry in Indonesia, up to 90% of them. However, there is a tendency for entrepreneurs to be associated with big companies. The purposive sampling technique was carried out by selecting 121 respondents. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is often used to predict entrepreneurial activity. The findings of this analysis suggest that there are entrepreneurial traits in MSEs. There are more notable entrepreneurial characteristics in large-scale production, and these characteristics can be the initial capital of society, especially women, to face AEC. This positive characteristic needs great and serious support from the Tasikmalaya district government. Entrepreneurial characteristics have the most influence on entrepreneurial behavior. Besides, entrepreneurship also has a positive and important influence on company results. Thus, this research shows that entrepreneurship activity is still taking place in small industries, not just in big businesses.