Coastal women in Bangladesh become increasingly vulnerable due to climate change, without having a voice to express their needs and experiences. Therefore, there is a call to address these vulnerable voices in social entrepreneurship discourse and expand on the limited theoretical basis arguing for social entrepreneurship as a way of bringing social change and driving sustainable development. On this basis, the aim of this study is to explore how coastal women of Bangladesh perceive social entrepreneurship in relation to social change and sustainable development while shedding light on their experiences in terms of vulnerabilities and vision for the future. In this paper, the empirical data was gathered through ten semi-structured interviews and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis from the theoretical lens of social entrepreneurship and eco-feminism, concluding with three key findings. Firstly, the interconnected climate-induced vulnerabilities of women mainly due to salinity-intrusion affecting not only their daily life based on the lack of access to natural resources but also the societal status, which influences their long-and-short-term vision for the future is found. Secondly, the gender-specific needs reveal a strong desire for economic independence and equitable access to resources in which women associate entrepreneurship, developing small enterprises as a meaningful way to reduce their vulnerabilities. Lastly, there is a clear recognition of women’s role in this process and their motivation to take part in entrepreneurial organizing on the foundation that collective action and emerging local female leadership can best address their challenges and needs. The results indicate that social entrepreneurship is perceived as a potential way for social change and sustainable development. The study encourages more research to explore how social entrepreneurial initiatives of women can be a viable way forward, measuring the social impacts achieved as the reduction of women's vulnerability should be a top focus for future development.