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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okr-10986-254562021-04-23T14:04:31Z Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda Campos, Francisco Goldstein, Markus McGorman, Laura Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Pimhidzai, Obert ACCESS TO NETWORKS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER GAPS GENDER PROGRAM GENDER SEGREGATION LABOR FORCE LEARNING MOTHERS OLDER WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY SCHOOLS TEACHERS TEXTILES WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 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. 2016-11-28T20:24:58Z 2016-11-28T20:24:58Z 2014-01 Brief 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 English en_US Africa Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 9 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 Uganda |
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ACCESS TO NETWORKS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER GAPS GENDER PROGRAM GENDER SEGREGATION LABOR FORCE LEARNING MOTHERS OLDER WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY SCHOOLS TEACHERS TEXTILES WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT |
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ACCESS TO NETWORKS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER GAPS GENDER PROGRAM GENDER SEGREGATION LABOR FORCE LEARNING MOTHERS OLDER WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY SCHOOLS TEACHERS TEXTILES WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Campos, Francisco Goldstein, Markus McGorman, Laura Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Pimhidzai, Obert Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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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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Brief |
| author |
Campos, Francisco Goldstein, Markus McGorman, Laura Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Pimhidzai, Obert |
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Campos, Francisco Goldstein, Markus McGorman, Laura Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Pimhidzai, Obert |
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Campos, Francisco |
| title |
Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda |
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breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors in uganda |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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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 |
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