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Breaking the Metal Ceiling: Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorCampos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorMcGorman, Laura
dc.contributor.authorMunoz Boudet, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorPimhidzai, Obert
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-28T20:24:58Z
dc.date.available2016-11-28T20:24:58Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, female entrepreneurs tend to experience lower productivity and profit than their male peers. One reason for this is that women tend to be concentrated in less profitable businesses. This mixed methods study from Uganda investigates a range of factors that may hinder or help female entrepreneurs move into male-dominated sectors, where they are as successful as men, and significantly more successful than women who remain in traditionally female sectors. This analysis finds that information gaps about the relative profitability of male-dominated businesses play an important role, as do the types of role models influencing youth as they determine their career paths. Informational campaigns, as well as apprenticeship and mentorship programs, present potential policy options.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/Breaking-the-metal-ceiling-female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Uganda
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/25456
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25456
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 9
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO NETWORKS
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER PROGRAM
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectWOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleBreaking the Metal Ceilingen
dc.title.subtitleFemale Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Ugandaen
dc.typeBriefen
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23469 Working paper
okr.date.disclosure2015-01-27
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:55:36.846237Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/Breaking-the-metal-ceiling-female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Uganda
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/pdf/938940BRI00PUB0ng0the0Metal0Ceiling.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.unitTrade & Compet - GP - IBRD (GTCDR)
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