Breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors (English)

A range of reasons is cited to explain gender differences in business performance in Africa. Within those, the sector of operations is consistently identified as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach to assess how women entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so. The study finds that women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as much...

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Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao;

Goldstein,Markus P.;

Mcgorman,Laura;

Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria;

Pimhidzai,Obert;
Document Date
2015/12/02
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7503
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/12/02
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors
Keywords
trade and competitiveness

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Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao; Goldstein,Markus P.; Mcgorman,Laura; Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria; Pimhidzai,Obert.

Breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7503 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/753711467997247654

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