monetary poverty between 2005-2016 and 2015-2016. Chapter 3 presents a synthesis of gender and poverty dynamics in Kenya …Following ten years of relatively robust economic growth, Kenya achieved lower-middle-income country status in 2014 …. The remarkable expansion of telecommunications and mobile financial services shifted Kenya's economic paradigm to an …

-owned by women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. In doing so, it created the first ever women-entrepreneur focused line of credit in …

Occupational sector selection is an important determinant of returns for female entrepreneurs. If sectors that are …'s relationships and networks, especially those provided through male relatives, and being opportunity-driven entrepreneurs appear to … challenges of encouraging female entrepreneurs to enter male-dominated sectors, in an effort to provide new insight into how the …

A range of reasons is cited to explain gender differences in business performance in Africa. Within those, the sector … entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so …

facilitating finance for women small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs. Various stakeholders were interviewed during the … survey which included 500 women SME entrepreneurs, women centric business associations, relevant government organizations as … well as other associated institutions. Given the lack of gender based assessments in access to credit for women SME …

lines of credit for women entrepreneurs. To improve women's access to trade, the report recommends implementing gender …The Government of Tanzania is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs with both policy and practical support. The … Government of Tanzania has made impressive strides in supporting women entrepreneurs, and its policies reflect a commitment to …

of their unassisted competitors. This study tests this possibility using a two-stage randomized experiment in Kenya. The …

. The study does not find evidence of other gender differences in the hiring process …

reform to promote gender equity and advocacy efforts, offer more promise by bringing about permanent shifts in the relative …

This paper offers for the first time a global picture of gender discrimination by the law as it affects women … Women, Business and the Law database, the paper documents large and persistent gender inequalities, especially with regard …