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Gender, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness in Africa
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- Bardasi, Elena (Author)
- Blackden, Mark C. (Author)
- Guzman, Juan (Author)
Title
Gender, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness in Africa
Abstract
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of
men’s and women’s enterprises in Africa, to assess the
extent to which the constraints and obstacles faced by
women and men entrepreneurs may differ, and to address
whether the constraints and obstacles entrepreneurs face
affect the productivity and performance of men’s and
women’s businesses differently.We begin with a brief
overview of gender in the economy, followed by a more
detailed analysis of available Enterprise Survey data
where key characteristics of businesses can be disaggregated by the sex of the business owner.1 This allows us
to look at various characteristics of men’s and women’s
businesses, including perceptions of obstacles and constraints, and to assess productivity differences.After
briefly placing this analysis in a wider context, the
chapter concludes with some recommended actions to
address the gender dimensions of entrepreneurship more
systematically in policy and programs aimed at supporting
private-sector development, along with suggestions for
further data collection and analysis.
Place
Washington, D.C.
Institution
World Bank
Date
January 1, 2007
Language
English
Accessed
2023-03-10
Library Catalogue
ResearchGate
Citation
Bardasi, E., Blackden, M. C., & Guzman, J. (2007). Gender, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness in Africa. World Bank. http://www.publicprivatedialogue.org/workshop%202008/Gender_Entrepreneurship_Competitiveness%20in%20Africa.pdf
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