Measuring the Biases, Burdens, and Barriers Women Entrepreneurs Endure in Myanmar
Entrepreneurs in Myanmar face many challenges to starting and operating a business. As is the experience globally, women often experience these challenges to a greater extent and face additional sociocultural barriers, limiting their equal particip...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/351721603733378828/Measuring-the-Biases-Burdens-and-Barriers-Women-Entrepreneurs-Endure-in-Myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34684 |
| Summary: | Entrepreneurs in Myanmar face many
challenges to starting and operating a business. As is the
experience globally, women often experience these challenges
to a greater extent and face additional sociocultural
barriers, limiting their equal participation in the economy.
To develop a better understanding of the dynamics holding
back private sector development, especially for women, this
paper uses data from the first-of-a-kind, firm-level data
set available in Myanmar. The analysis explores the variance
of experience female-owned micro, small, and medium-size
enterprises face compared with their male-owned
counterparts. The paper assesses the barriers imposed on
entrepreneurs and their businesses and identifies firm-level
characteristics leading to the use of good business
practices. Further, the analysis investigates the adoption
of gender and family-friendly policies, as an outcome and as
a determinant of business success. The purpose of the study
is to gain a better understanding of the barriers to
gender-inclusive private sector development in Myanmar and
provide tangible recommendations to private- and
government-level actors. Overall, the analysis finds the
major constraints for women entrepreneurs are access to
finance and sociocultural factors, such as family
responsibilities and household work. |
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