Campos, FranciscoGoldstein, MarkusMcGorman, LauraMunoz Boudet, Ana MariaPimhidzai, Obert2015-12-182015-12-182015-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23469A range of reasons is cited to explain gender differences in business performance in Africa. Within those, the sector of operations is consistently identified as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach to assess how women entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so. The study finds that women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as much as men, and three times more than women who stay in female-dominated sectors. The paper examines a set of factors to explain the differences in sector choices, and finds that there is a problem of information about opportunities in male-dominated industries. The analysis also concludes that psychosocial factors, particularly the influence of male role models and exposure to the sector from family and friends, are critical in helping women circumvent or overcome the norms that undergird occupational segregation.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOFEMALE ENTREPRENEURBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS OWNERSEMPOWERMENTBIRTHCREDIT COOPERATIVEEDUCATION LEVELSECONOMIC GROWTHPEOPLEFINANCIAL RESOURCESENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESBRIBESINTERESTFINANCIAL LITERACYENROLLMENTBIASINTEREST RATEFINANCIAL RESOURCESSOURCES OF CREDITFINANCIAL SUPPORTBANK ACCOUNTENTREPRENEURSMOTHERSDISCRIMINATIONFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSINEQUALITIESFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPREVENUESCREDIT CONSTRAINTSLIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCELOANBUSINESS OWNERSHIPFEMALE BUSINESSINTEREST RATECORRUPTIONSAVINGECONOMIC ACTIVITYINTERNATIONAL BANKBUSINESS SUCCESSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSECONOMIC ACTIVITYSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSLABOR MARKETDOMESTIC VIOLENCEWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSSAVINGSCREDIT COOPERATIVEAIDSOURCE OF CREDITFEMALE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESBUSINESS OWNERSHIPBARRIERS TO ENTRYECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESLIMITED ACCESSMALECAPITAL REQUIREMENTSENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESEDUCATION SYSTEMECONOMIES OF SCALEACCESS TO FINANCEENTERPRISESFEMALE BUSINESSSTRUCTURAL INEQUALITIESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCEVOUCHERENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYEXPENDITURELABOR MARKETEQUITYHUMAN CAPITALGENDER GAPSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEGENDER SEGREGATIONCREDIT CONSTRAINTSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSCAPITALBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPSMALL ENTERPRISESGENDER DIFFERENCESCREDIT PROVIDERSGENDER SEGREGATIONWOMANEDUCATION LEVELSFAMILYFINANCIAL CAPITALACCESS TO FINANCEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTGENDERBANKFATHERSCREDITBUSINESS NETWORKBUSINESS OWNERHOUSEHOLDEDUCATION LEVELENTERPRISEPROPERTYYOUTHGENDER GAPSMOTHERWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS SUPPORTSOURCE OF CREDITFEMALE ENTREPRENEURHUMAN CAPITALFORMAL BANKPROFITABILITYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTSEXMICROFINANCEFINANCIAL CAPITALBUSINESS WOMENENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS SUCCESSBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONBUSINESS ACTIVITYECONOMIES OF SCALEHUSBANDBUSINESS OWNERINVESTMENTFATHERPROFITABLE BUSINESSESCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSBUSINESS RECORDSEQUALITYBUSINESSWOMENFAMILY FARMEMPLOYEEREVENUEEARNINGSFINANCIAL SUPPORTBORROWINGINFORMED CHOICESENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCEMARRIED WOMENFEESWOMENENTREPRENEURBUSINESS PLANNINGBUSINESS WOMENPROFITABLE BUSINESSESFEMALEECONOMIC GROWTHSELF‐EMPLOYMENTCOOPERATIVEGENDER EQUALITYWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSBUSINESS MANAGEMENTMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONEMPLOYEESAFRICA GENDER POLICYGENDER INNOVATION LABWOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7503