Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda
Worldwide, female entrepreneurs tend to experience lower productivity and profit than their male peers. One reason for this is that women tend to be concentrated in less profitable businesses. This mixed methods study from Uganda investigates a ran...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/Breaking-the-metal-ceiling-female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25456 |
| Summary: | Worldwide, female entrepreneurs tend to
experience lower productivity and profit than their male
peers. One reason for this is that women tend to be
concentrated in less profitable businesses. This mixed
methods study from Uganda investigates a range of factors
that may hinder or help female entrepreneurs move into
male-dominated sectors, where they are as successful as men,
and significantly more successful than women who remain in
traditionally female sectors. This analysis finds that
information gaps about the relative profitability of
male-dominated businesses play an important role, as do the
types of role models influencing youth as they determine
their career paths. Informational campaigns, as well as
apprenticeship and mentorship programs, present potential
policy options. |
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