Ellis, AmandaBlackden, MarkCutura, JosephineMacCulloch, FionaSeebens, Holger2012-06-012012-06-012007978-0-8213-7262-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6829The World Bank Group recognizes the critical importance of women's contribution to shared economic growth, especially in Africa. Women's important contribution to economic activity in Tanzania is well recognized: In the 2006 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap report Tanzania was ranked number 1 globally, out of 115 countries, in terms of women's economic participation. This paper includes the following headings: gender and economic growth in Tanzania; starting and closing a business; access to land and site development; access to finance; operating a business -- taxation, infrastructure, and access to day care; labor laws -- how they affect women; access to commercial justice; access to international trade; and the way forward.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESSIBILITYADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERSADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY WORKAFFIRMATIVE ACTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSBANKING SERVICESGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER ROLESGIRLS IN SCHOOLGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT POLICYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHOUSEHOLD ACCESSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSIMMEDIATE ACCESSINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINEQUALITIESINFORMAL ECONOMYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONINTERNATIONAL COVENANTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTSINTERNATIONAL TRADEJOB SECURITYKEY CHALLENGELABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE OF WOMENLABOR FORCE SURVEYLABOR MARKETLABOUR FORCELABOUR FORCE SURVEYLACK OF AWARENESSLACK OF FINANCELACK OF INFORMATIONLAND OWNERSHIPLAND TENURELEGAL ACCESSLEGAL REQUIREMENTSLEGAL RIGHTSLEGAL STATUSLIMITED ACCESSLIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCELINES OF CREDITLOCAL AUTHORITIESMATERNITY LEAVEMFIMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTGAGEMORTGAGE LOANSMOTHERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL STRATEGYNATURAL RESOURCESNEW COMPANIESNUMBER OF WOMENOBSTACLES TO GROWTHOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREJUDICESPREVAILING ATTITUDESPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPROPERTY LAWSPROPERTY RIGHTPROPERTY RIGHTSPROVISION OF FUNDSPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC HEALTHREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTSRELATION TO INHERITANCEREPOSSESSIONRIGHT OF WOMENRULE OF LAWRURAL DEVELOPMENTSAVINGSSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSECURITIESSELF-EMPLOYMENTSEXSMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISESMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISESSOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL SECURITYSPECIAL FINANCINGSPOUSESPOUSESSTART-UPSTART-UP CAPITALSUCCESSFUL WOMENTAX CONSTRAINTSTRADE FACILITATIONTRADITIONAL PRACTICESUNEMPLOYMENTUNEQUAL ACCESSUNIONURBAN DEVELOPMENTVILLAGEVILLAGESWOMANWOMAN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIPWOMEN IN BUSINESSWOMEN LEADERSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7262-3