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Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania : Creating Opportunities for Women
Ellis, Amanda; Blackden, Mark; Cutura, Josephine - 2012
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 …
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The Russia-Ukraine war : selected economic impacts on African women
Papadavid, Phyllis - 2023
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Economic empowerment of Tanzanian women through ownership of tourism micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMES)
Mkenda, Beatrice Kalinda - In: Tanzania economic review : TER 13 (2023) 2, pp. 184-217
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Female hires and the success of start-up firms
Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - 2009
In this paper we investigate the relationship between females among the first hires of start-up companies and business success. Our results show that firms with female first hires have a higher share of female workers at the end of the first year after entry. Further, we find that firms with...
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Rural-urban migration : a path for empowering women through entrepreneurial activities in West Africa
Bello-Bravo, Julia - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 5 (2015) 9, pp. 1-9
Introduction: Migration has contributed to the economic empowerment of women in West Africa. Empowerment can be accepted as a way to open up entrepreneurial opportunities that could contradict the established gender norm. Thus, in some cases migration can be part of an economic empowering...
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Social inclusion of women entrepreneurs in informal sector of Uttar Pradesh
Singh, Chandra Bhan; Lall, Ankita Jasmine - In: Business ethics and leadership : BEL 2 (2018) 1, pp. 53-60
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The impact of women's economic empowerment on the rise of female entrepreneurship in Namibia
Bobek, Vito; Schachl, Andrea; Horvat, Tatjana - In: Naše gospodarstvo : NG 68 (2022) 4, pp. 53-65
In this paper the authors investigate the importance of women's economic empowerment and its impact on the rise of female entrepreneurship and human capital in Namibia. The research includes a case study analysis with four in-depth expert interviews. Data triangulation ensure the study's...
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling : Empowering Female Entrepreneurs through Female Mentors
Germann, Frank; Anderson, Stephen J.; Chintagunta, … - 2023
Among the millions of entrepreneurs in developing economies, few are able to earn a decent livelihood. To help these entrepreneurs succeed, governmental and nongovernmental organizations invest billions of dollars every year providing training programs. Many of these programs involve providing...
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Propelling women into entrepreneurship in the Arab region : the role of information and communication technology (ICT)
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2021
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Two for the price of one? : the contribution to development of the new female elites
Wolf, Alison - 2010
This paper describes the very different role played by female elites in contemporary developing countries, as compared to the 'early' industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more important in business and politics in today's developing...
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