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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2022
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099245008302236218/P164119055d3c20d10a90304a3c1dd7b75f
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spelling okr-10986-379352022-08-31T05:10:41Z Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia World Bank ENTREPRENEURSHIP GENDER DIFFERENCES EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MSME LABOR MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ACCESS TO CAPITAL GENDER-INCLUSIVE 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. 2022-08-30T19:07:41Z 2022-08-30T19:07:41Z 2021 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099245008302236218/P164119055d3c20d10a90304a3c1dd7b75f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37935 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Southeast Asia
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topic ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GENDER DIFFERENCES
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
MSME
LABOR MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
GENDER-INCLUSIVE
spellingShingle ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GENDER DIFFERENCES
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
MSME
LABOR MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
GENDER-INCLUSIVE
World Bank
Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
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description 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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title Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
title_short Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
title_full Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
title_fullStr Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
title_sort enterprising women : toward equal business opportunity in southeast asia
publisher Washington, DC
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