Breaking the Metal Ceiling

Campos, Francisco; Goldstein, Markus; McGorman, Laura; Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria; Pimhidzai, Obert

collection.link.307	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/25446
collection.name.307	Africa Gender Policy Briefs
dc.contributor.author	Campos, Francisco
dc.contributor.author	Goldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.author	McGorman, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.author	Pimhidzai, Obert
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-28T20:24:58Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-28T20:24:58Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:04:31Z
dc.description.abstract	Worldwide, 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.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/Breaking-the-metal-ceiling-female-entrepreneurs-who-succeed-in-male-dominated-sectors-in-Uganda
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25456
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Africa Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 9
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO NETWORKS
dc.subject	FATHERS
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subject	GENDER GAPS
dc.subject	GENDER PROGRAM
dc.subject	GENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	MOTHERS
dc.subject	OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	TEXTILES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.subject	GENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subject	AFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subject	WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.title	Breaking the Metal Ceiling	en
dc.title.subtitle	Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated Sectors in Uganda	en
dc.type	Brief	en
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23469 Working paper
okr.date.disclosure	2015-01-27
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.docurl	http://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.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333037_20150126233647
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	23888779
okr.identifier.report	93894
okr.imported	true
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614411468335518230/pdf/938940BRI00PUB0ng0the0Metal0Ceiling.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Uganda
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topic	Rural Development :: Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.unit	Trade & Compet - GP - IBRD (GTCDR)

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