This brief provides an overview of the first-ever line of credit focused on women entrepreneurs. Launched in 2012, the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project was designed to address both financial and
Focusing on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance, this report explores differences in profits and experiences among female entrepreneurs who cross over
This Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report presents a trend analysis of women’s entrepreneurship across 49 countries, five global regions, and three national income levels. It offers key indicators by country, region,
Taking a political economy approach, this report is a valuable resource for practitioners interested in designing interventions to support women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment in Pakistan. It discusses foundational factors
This research explores the negative impact of political unrest in Bangladesh on women entrepreneurs and small business owners. Offering insights into the gender constraints faced, it discusses how political instability
This paper develops a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation and entrepreneurship faced by women in developing countries and then applies this framework to the Indian economy. It
Innovative women entrepreneurs can be agents of change, but they face multiple barriers to growing their businesses. This paper provides an updated review of what works to support growth-oriented women-led
A useful addition to research on female entrepreneurship, this paper classifies drivers of entrepreneurship into four dimensions – choices and preferences, endowments, external constraints, and internal constraints – with different policy
Want to learn more about gender-responsive social protection in crisis contexts? This guidance note looks at how social protection instruments and systems can support gender equality and women’s empowerment.
This study finds that women allocate disproportionately more land out of subsistence and into income-generating crops after a drought. Using a novel weather shock measure that combines spatial rainfall data with
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Enterprising Women: A Decade of Learning from Ethiopia’s Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (2024)
This brief provides an overview of the first-ever line of credit focused on women entrepreneurs. Launched in 2012, the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project was designed to address both financial and
Breaking Barriers: Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors (2022)
Focusing on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance, this report explores differences in profits and experiences among female entrepreneurs who cross over
GEM 2022/23 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report: Challenging Bias and Stereotypes (2023)
This Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report presents a trend analysis of women’s entrepreneurship across 49 countries, five global regions, and three national income levels. It offers key indicators by country, region,
Women's Entrepreneurship in Pakistan: A Review of Literature (2023)
Taking a political economy approach, this report is a valuable resource for practitioners interested in designing interventions to support women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment in Pakistan. It discusses foundational factors
Problems of Political Unrest: Women in Small Businesses in Bangladesh (2022)
This research explores the negative impact of political unrest in Bangladesh on women entrepreneurs and small business owners. Offering insights into the gender constraints faced, it discusses how political instability
Aggregate Implications of Barriers to Female Entrepreneurship (2023)
This paper develops a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation and entrepreneurship faced by women in developing countries and then applies this framework to the Indian economy. It
What Works in Supporting Women-Led Businesses? (2024)
Innovative women entrepreneurs can be agents of change, but they face multiple barriers to growing their businesses. This paper provides an updated review of what works to support growth-oriented women-led
Female Entrepreneurship: A New Taxonomy of Drivers (2023)
A useful addition to research on female entrepreneurship, this paper classifies drivers of entrepreneurship into four dimensions – choices and preferences, endowments, external constraints, and internal constraints – with different policy
Gender-Transformative Social Protection in Crisis Contexts: Guidance Note
Want to learn more about gender-responsive social protection in crisis contexts? This guidance note looks at how social protection instruments and systems can support gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Crop Choice, Drought, and Gender: New Insights from Smallholders’ Response to Weather Shocks in Rural Uganda (2021)
This study finds that women allocate disproportionately more land out of subsistence and into income-generating crops after a drought. Using a novel weather shock measure that combines spatial rainfall data with