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

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dc.contributor.authorEllis, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorManuel, Claire
dc.contributor.authorBlackden, C. Mark
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T15:05:37Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T15:05:37Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractUganda 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6445595/gender-economic-growth-uganda-unleashing-power-women
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6384-3
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6384-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7388
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAFFIRMATIVE ACTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectBUSINESS WOMEN
dc.subjectBUSINESSWOMEN
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTURAL NORMS
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectCULTURES
dc.subjectCUSTOM
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICE
dc.subjectDISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON WOMEN
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectGENDER CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSION
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY INITIATIVES
dc.subjectGENDER GUIDELINES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER NEEDS
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REFORM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectINFERIOR STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINTEGRATION OF GENDER
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL PROVISIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMATRIMONIAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectMEDIATION
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF GENDER
dc.subjectNATIONAL GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRISK TAKING
dc.subjectSEX DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectSEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectUNIFEM
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectWOMEN IN BUSINESS
dc.subjectWOMEN LAWYERS
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.titleGender and Economic Growth in Uganda : Unleashing the Power of Womenen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2005-12-22
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6445595/gender-economic-growth-uganda-unleashing-power-women
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid719941468114871674
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6384-3
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20051130151940
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6445595
okr.identifier.report34516
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/11/30/000012009_20051130151940/Rendered/PDF/345160PAPER0UG101OFFICIAL0USE0ONLY1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicLaw and Development::Legal Products
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitGender Entrepreneurship Markets (CESGM)
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