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Policy Lessons on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

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dc.contributor.authorHalim, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorUbfal, Diego
dc.contributor.authorWangchuk, Rigzom
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-14T21:15:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T15:59:09Z
dc.date.available2023-02-14T21:15:08Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T15:59:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-25
dc.description.abstractEntrepreneurship can be a pathway to employment and economic empowerment for women. Over half of the women in developing countries are or aspire to be entrepreneurs, but most of them run subsistence oriented micro-businesses that are not seen as key drivers of innovation and growth. Among formal firms, the share of women-led businesses decreases as the size of the firm increases. Multiple factors—including lack of skills, networks, and access to finance, technology, and markets—constrain women’s decision to become entrepreneurs and affect their choices concerning which sector to enter, how much to put into their firms, and which business practices and technology to adopt. Contextual factors, such as social norms, access to childcare, and risk of gender-based violence, also contribute to the gender gap in firm performance documented by the Africa GIL3 and the EAP GIL. The GIL Federation is generating rigorous evidence around the world to understand what works, and what does not, in addressing the differential constraints restricting the growth of women-led firms. This note presents evidence on five key findings. en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099533401252340173/IDU073d63b3f0875d04f1f0af210493287698a4f
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/39427
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/39427
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGender Innovation Lab Federation Evidence Series;No.3
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectSOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.titlePolicy Lessons on Supporting Women Entrepreneursen
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okr.date.disclosure2023-01-25
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:38:07.669797Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-01-25T00:00:00Zen
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicGender::Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.unitGender Director (HGNDR)
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