What is more difficult than being an entrepreneur is being a female entrepreneur. Egyptian women struggled to crack into this male-dominated for several reasons including societal restrictions and financial inclusion. Here we have stories of women who were able to conquer their field despite all the hurdles. After 30 years pursuing a certain career, Amira Salem, founder of Al Amira Honey, decided it was time to create her own business out of something she loves in her early 50s. She already had a beehive in the family, so Salem decided to expand it and turned it into a business where she distributed honey products. Her journey then began. “When I would visit the market, I discovered that people do not eat honey. I was so shocked because I love honey! So I decided to do honey jams, honey butter, honey ranch,” she says. “The first challenge was that I was changing my entire career. I was working in an office and never went to the field. So, this was the first time I was working in the field,” Amira continues, “Knowing that Minya is the biggest honey producer in Egypt,…
