Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
This report explores gender differences in entrepreneurship for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) in Southeast Asia. It analyzes data from five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Ti...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099245008302236218/P164119055d3c20d10a90304a3c1dd7b75f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37935 |
| Summary: | This report explores gender
differences in entrepreneurship for micro, small, and medium
enterprises (MSME) in Southeast Asia. It analyzes data from
five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Timor-Leste, and
Vietnam, and reviews existing evidence from across the
region. Using data from household and firm-level surveys,
the report establishes stylized facts about gender gaps in
participation in entrepreneurship and in business
performance for two types of businesses: microbusinesses and
small and medium enterprises (SME). Microbusinesses include
businesses with less than 5 employees, and SMEs include
businesses with between 5 and 100 employees. This study
focuses on MSMEs because they account for 97 percent of all
enterprises in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries
and because the owner’s gender may have a greater influence
on the outcomes of MSMEs than large businesses, which are
more likely to have multiple owners or be part of a larger
corporation. After establishing stylized facts about gender
gaps in entrepreneurship, the report employs various
econometric. techniques to understand better the factors
that are associated with these gaps. Finally, the report
makes a case for policy action and presents a review of
global evidence on how these factors are best addressed. |
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