The Tales from Marginalized Rural Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs (MRIWE) in Bangladesh

Marginalized Rural Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs (MRIWE) in Bangladesh. The study explores socio-economic conditions, cultural constraints, entrepreneurial motivations, structural barriers, and resilience strategies among indigenous women operating micro- and small-scale enterprises in rural communities. Primary data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted in Bangla and relevant indigenous dialects. The dataset includes anonymized interview transcripts (original Bangla versions and translated English excerpts where applicable), thematic coding frameworks, field notes, and contextual reference materials. Secondary sources—including policy documents, NGO reports, and academic literature—were used to support analytical triangulation. To ensure ethical compliance, strict confidentiality measures were applied. All personal identifiers such as names, specific locations, and organizational affiliations have been removed or pseudonymized. Where contextual details posed indirect identification risks, selective redaction and minor data adjustments were undertaken without altering the substantive meaning of participant narratives. Linguistic standardization and formatting adjustments were applied solely to enhance clarity and analytical consistency. The dataset addresses themes including access to finance, gender-based discrimination, land ownership limitations, market access barriers, digital exclusion, informal economic participation, and intersectional marginalization shaped by ethnicity, gender, and geographic isolation. Thematic analysis was employed to identify patterns related to empowerment, agency formation, social capital development, and structural vulnerability. Given the sensitivity of marginalized rural indigenous communities, precise geographic markers and culturally identifiable references have been excluded. While anonymized excerpts are publicly accessible, access to full raw transcripts and detailed field notes is restricted to protect participant confidentiality. Researchers seeking extended access may request permission from the corresponding author for legitimate academic and non-commercial purposes, subject to a data use agreement and adherence to confidentiality standards. The dataset complies with established research ethics principles for human subject research and aligns with responsible data-sharing guidelines. It is intended solely for scholarly use. By providing context-specific empirical evidence in both Bangla and translated formats, this dataset contributes to the limited documentation of indigenous women’s entrepreneurship in Bangladesh and supports inclusive development research, gender-responsive policy formulation, and rural economic empowerment initiatives.孟加拉国边缘化农村原住民女性创业者（Marginalized Rural Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs, MRIWE）数据集。本研究聚焦孟加拉国农村社区中经营微型及小型企业的原住民女性，探讨其社会经济状况、文化制约因素、创业动机、结构性障碍与韧性策略。 研究通过孟加拉语及相关原住民方言开展的半结构化深度访谈收集一手数据。本数据集包含匿名化处理后的访谈转录文本（含原始孟加拉语版本及适用情况下的英译节选）、主题编码框架、实地笔记与情境参考资料。研究同时采用政策文件、非政府组织报告及学术文献等二手资料，以支撑分析三角验证。 为符合伦理规范，研究采用了严格的保密措施：所有个人识别信息（如姓名、具体地点及所属组织）均已删除或进行假名化处理。若情境细节存在间接识别参与者的风险，研究团队会进行选择性编辑与小幅数据调整，且不改变受访者叙述的实质内涵。此外，仅为提升文本清晰度与分析一致性，对语言进行了标准化处理并调整了格式。 本数据集涵盖的主题包括金融获取、基于性别的歧视、土地所有权限制、市场准入壁垒、数字排斥、非正规经济参与，以及由族裔、性别与地理隔绝共同塑造的交叉性边缘化问题。研究采用主题分析法，识别出与赋权、主体能动性形成、社会资本发展及结构性脆弱性相关的模式。 考虑到边缘化农村原住民社区的敏感性，本数据集已剔除精确地理标识与可识别文化特征信息。匿名化节选文本可公开获取，但完整原始转录文本与详细实地笔记的访问权限受到限制，以保护受访者隐私。因合法学术或非商业用途需获取更完整数据的研究人员，可联系通讯作者申请权限，需签署数据使用协议并遵守保密标准。 本数据集符合以人为研究对象的学术研究伦理准则，并契合负责任数据共享指南。本数据集仅用于学术用途。通过提供孟加拉语及译制版本的情境化实证证据，本数据集填补了孟加拉国原住民女性创业相关记录的不足，可为包容性发展研究、性别敏感型政策制定及农村经济赋权行动提供支撑。