Gender and economic growth assessment for Ghana 2007 (English)

This study presents an assessment of the role of gender in economic growth in Ghana with emphasis on constraints to enterprise operations, investment, and growth among women owned firms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women own up to a third of businesses in Africa, and that this represents a significant source for scaling up economic growth in such countries. In Ghana, women make up about 50.1 percent of the entire labor force and are mostly involved...

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Weeks,Julie R.;

Ofosu-Amaah,Adyline Waafas;

Cutura,Jozefina;

Macculloch,Fiona;

Gadzekpo,Frances Setorme;

Amoako, Brigid;

Sosu, Enyonan Pamela;

Agboli,Mary;

Vardon,Max;

Brown-Eyeson, Afua;

Asiama, Johnson;
Document Date
2007/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
112111
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Gender and economic growth assessment for Ghana 2007
Keywords
Social Security and National Insurance Trust

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Weeks,Julie R.; Ofosu-Amaah,Adyline Waafas; Cutura,Jozefina; Macculloch,Fiona; Gadzekpo,Frances Setorme; Amoako, Brigid; Sosu, Enyonan Pamela; Agboli,Mary; Vardon,Max; Brown-Eyeson, Afua; Asiama, Johnson.

Gender and economic growth assessment for Ghana 2007 (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/199331484638079692

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