Gender and Economic Growth in Uganda : Unleashing the Power of Women

Gender and Economic Growth in Uganda : Unleashing the Power of Women

Uganda is a leader in Sub-Saharan Africa, in recognizing linkages between economic growth and gender issues. These linkages are critical for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The study assesses the legal and administrative barriers faced...

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Main Authors: Ellis, Amanda, Manuel, Claire, Blackden, C. Mark
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AGRICULTURE
BANKS
BARRIERS TO JUSTICE
BUSINESS WOMEN
BUSINESSWOMEN
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
CROPS
CULTURAL NORMS
CULTURAL PRACTICES
CULTURES
CUSTOM
CUSTOMARY LAW
CUSTOMARY PRACTICE
DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUAL RIGHTS
EQUAL TREATMENT
FAMILIES
FAMILY WELFARE
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
FEMALE WORKERS
FISH
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
GENDER
GENDER ASSESSMENTS
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIMENSION
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY INITIATIVES
GENDER GUIDELINES
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER NEEDS
GENDER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT REFORM
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
INFERIOR STATUS OF WOMEN
INFORMAL SECTOR
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION OF GENDER
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOUR ORGANIZATION
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL PROVISIONS
LEGISLATION
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MATERNITY LEAVE
MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY
MEDIATION
MICROFINANCE
MINISTRY OF GENDER
NATIONAL GENDER POLICY
NGOS
POOR WOMEN
POWER
POWER OF WOMEN
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
RISK TAKING
SEX DISCRIMINATION
SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY
SUBSIDIARY
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAXATION
TEXTILES
UNIFEM
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
WIDOWS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
WOMEN LAWYERS
WOMEN WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6445595/gender-economic-growth-uganda-unleashing-power-women
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7388
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Summary:Uganda is a leader in Sub-Saharan Africa, in recognizing linkages between economic growth and gender issues. These linkages are critical for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The study assesses the legal and administrative barriers faced by women, as identified by the Bank's Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Gender-Entrepreneurship-Markets Unit. The structure of the report mirrors that of the FIAS 2003 Administrative Barriers to Investment Report, and is designed to highlight the gender dimensions of that research to encourage further replication. The findings of this report indicate the considerable potential for economic growth that exists, if Uganda is to unleash the power of women, and support their full economic participation in the private sector. This assessment considers the relationship between gender and economic growth in Uganda in the context of promoting women's participation in business and entrepreneurship. Men and women both play substantial, albeit different, economic roles in the Ugandan economy. Each contributes about 50 percent of GDP, and women represent 39 percent of businesses with registered premises.

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