Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions

Female participation in entrepreneurial activities is higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region. However, women-owned businesses significantly underperform those owned by men. This paper identifies the main constraints that women face i...

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Main Authors:	Campos, Francisco, Gassier, Marine
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	GENDER ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROENTERPRISE FIRM CAPABILITIES AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/326061510086379739/Gender-and-enterprise-development-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-a-review-of-constraints-and-effective-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28858

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spelling	okr-10986-288582021-06-08T14:42:47Z Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions Campos, Francisco Gassier, Marine GENDER ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROENTERPRISE FIRM CAPABILITIES AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Female participation in entrepreneurial activities is higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region. However, women-owned businesses significantly underperform those owned by men. This paper identifies the main constraints that women face in developing their businesses in Africa and discusses how these constraints influence strategic choices in areas such as level of investment and sector of operations. The paper synthesizes the emerging lessons about what works and what does not work to address the underlying constraints to the performance of women-owned firms. Moreover, it identifies knowledge gaps and priority research questions. The paper aims to support the development of a gender-informed policy and research agenda on enterprise development that can guide practitioners, development partners, and researchers who seek to advance women's economic empowerment in Africa. 2017-11-14T22:15:15Z 2017-11-14T22:15:15Z 2017-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/326061510086379739/Gender-and-enterprise-development-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-a-review-of-constraints-and-effective-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28858 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8239 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic	GENDER ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROENTERPRISE FIRM CAPABILITIES AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle	GENDER ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROENTERPRISE FIRM CAPABILITIES AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Campos, Francisco Gassier, Marine Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8239
description	Female participation in entrepreneurial activities is higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region. However, women-owned businesses significantly underperform those owned by men. This paper identifies the main constraints that women face in developing their businesses in Africa and discusses how these constraints influence strategic choices in areas such as level of investment and sector of operations. The paper synthesizes the emerging lessons about what works and what does not work to address the underlying constraints to the performance of women-owned firms. Moreover, it identifies knowledge gaps and priority research questions. The paper aims to support the development of a gender-informed policy and research agenda on enterprise development that can guide practitioners, development partners, and researchers who seek to advance women's economic empowerment in Africa.
format	Working Paper
author	Campos, Francisco Gassier, Marine
author_facet	Campos, Francisco Gassier, Marine
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title	Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
title_short	Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
title_full	Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
title_fullStr	Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
title_full_unstemmed	Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions
title_sort	gender and enterprise development in sub-saharan africa : a review of constraints and effective interventions
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/326061510086379739/Gender-and-enterprise-development-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-a-review-of-constraints-and-effective-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28858
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Gender and Enterprise Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review of Constraints and Effective Interventions

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