Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia
In developing countries, female entrepreneurs have low returns. Yet, the few women who cross over into traditionally male-dominated sectors double their profits. So why don't more women cross over? When parents and husbands support them, women are more likely to cross over. When they lack info...
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okr-10986-254512021-04-23T14:04:31Z Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Papineni, Sreelakshmi SKILLS MANUFACTURING WOOD BENEFIT EQUIPMENT WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS OPERATIONS PRODUCTION WHO ABUSE SOFTWARE MATERIALS RESULTS WOMAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN GENDER FATHERS NETWORKS INFORMATION DISCRIMINATION INEQUALITIES YOUTH HEALTH TECHNICAL SKILLS FUNDS MOTHER HUSBANDS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS RESULT COMMUNICATIONS LABOR MARKET LAND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDREN FEMALES EDUCATION HUSBAND GENDER GAP BUSINESS BUSINESSES FATHER WIVES PERFORMANCE FEED TARGETS INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MALE GENDER INEQUALITIES HARASSMENT WOMEN ACCESS TO NETWORKS LIVESTOCK PROFITS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FEMALE WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB In developing countries, female entrepreneurs have low returns. Yet, the few women who cross over into traditionally male-dominated sectors double their profits. So why don't more women cross over? When parents and husbands support them, women are more likely to cross over. When they lack information on the earnings potential in male-dominated sectors, they are less likely to. This suggests a path to promote women entrepreneurs crossing over. The challenges Ethiopian women face in getting jobs and earning income come from a range of sources. Women start from a more difficult situation than men --without easy access to finance, land, training, education and effective business networks. The share of women in Ethiopia without education is almost twice that of men, which in turn limits women entrepreneurs' ability to grow their businesses. Reducing gender inequalities in education and the labor market could increase annual GDP growth in Ethiopia by around 1.9 percentage points. 2016-11-28T20:05:11Z 2016-11-28T20:05:11Z 2015-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/956031468185386493/Female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25451 English en_US Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief;No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Ethiopia |
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SKILLS MANUFACTURING WOOD BENEFIT EQUIPMENT WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS OPERATIONS PRODUCTION WHO ABUSE SOFTWARE MATERIALS RESULTS WOMAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN GENDER FATHERS NETWORKS INFORMATION DISCRIMINATION INEQUALITIES YOUTH HEALTH TECHNICAL SKILLS FUNDS MOTHER HUSBANDS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS RESULT COMMUNICATIONS LABOR MARKET LAND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDREN FEMALES EDUCATION HUSBAND GENDER GAP BUSINESS BUSINESSES FATHER WIVES PERFORMANCE FEED TARGETS INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MALE GENDER INEQUALITIES HARASSMENT WOMEN ACCESS TO NETWORKS LIVESTOCK PROFITS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FEMALE WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB |
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SKILLS MANUFACTURING WOOD BENEFIT EQUIPMENT WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS OPERATIONS PRODUCTION WHO ABUSE SOFTWARE MATERIALS RESULTS WOMAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN GENDER FATHERS NETWORKS INFORMATION DISCRIMINATION INEQUALITIES YOUTH HEALTH TECHNICAL SKILLS FUNDS MOTHER HUSBANDS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS RESULT COMMUNICATIONS LABOR MARKET LAND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CHILDREN FEMALES EDUCATION HUSBAND GENDER GAP BUSINESS BUSINESSES FATHER WIVES PERFORMANCE FEED TARGETS INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MALE GENDER INEQUALITIES HARASSMENT WOMEN ACCESS TO NETWORKS LIVESTOCK PROFITS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FEMALE WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Papineni, Sreelakshmi Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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In developing countries, female entrepreneurs have low returns. Yet, the few women who cross over into traditionally male-dominated sectors double their profits. So why don't more women cross over? When parents and husbands support them, women are more likely to cross over. When they lack information on the earnings potential in male-dominated sectors, they are less likely to. This suggests a path to promote women entrepreneurs crossing over.
The challenges Ethiopian women face in getting jobs and earning income come from a range of sources. Women start from a more difficult situation than men --without easy access to finance, land, training, education and effective business networks. The share of women in Ethiopia without education is almost twice that of men, which in turn limits women entrepreneurs' ability to grow their businesses. Reducing gender inequalities in education and the labor market could increase annual GDP growth in Ethiopia by around 1.9 percentage points. |
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Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Papineni, Sreelakshmi |
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Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Papineni, Sreelakshmi |
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Alibhai, Salman |
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ethiopia |
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female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors in ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/956031468185386493/Female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25451 |
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