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Measuring the Biases, Burdens, and Barriers Women Entrepreneurs Endure in Myanmar

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dc.contributor.authorDall'Aglio, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorHayati, Fayavar
dc.contributor.authorLee, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-29T13:15:26Z
dc.date.available2020-10-29T13:15:26Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractEntrepreneurs in Myanmar face many challenges to starting and operating a business. As is the experience globally, women often experience these challenges to a greater extent and face additional sociocultural barriers, limiting their equal participation in the economy. To develop a better understanding of the dynamics holding back private sector development, especially for women, this paper uses data from the first-of-a-kind, firm-level data set available in Myanmar. The analysis explores the variance of experience female-owned micro, small, and medium-size enterprises face compared with their male-owned counterparts. The paper assesses the barriers imposed on entrepreneurs and their businesses and identifies firm-level characteristics leading to the use of good business practices. Further, the analysis investigates the adoption of gender and family-friendly policies, as an outcome and as a determinant of business success. The purpose of the study is to gain a better understanding of the barriers to gender-inclusive private sector development in Myanmar and provide tangible recommendations to private- and government-level actors. Overall, the analysis finds the major constraints for women entrepreneurs are access to finance and sociocultural factors, such as family responsibilities and household work.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/351721603733378828/Measuring-the-Biases-Burdens-and-Barriers-Women-Entrepreneurs-Endure-in-Myanmar
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9451
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34684
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9451
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIOCULTURAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectFIRM SURVEY
dc.subjectWOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.titleMeasuring the Biases, Burdens, and Barriers Women Entrepreneurs Endure in Myanmaren
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleMeasuring the Biases, Burdens, and Barriers Women Entrepreneurs Endure in Myanmar
okr.date.disclosure2020-10-26
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/351721603733378828/Measuring-the-Biases-Burdens-and-Barriers-Women-Entrepreneurs-Endure-in-Myanmar
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9451
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-9451
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32516528
okr.identifier.reportWPS9451
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMyanmar
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okr.statistics.dr351721603733378828
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.unitMacroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice
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