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Gender and Economic Growth Assessment for Ghana 2007 / Mary Agboli.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Agboli, Mary.
- Series:
- Country Gender Assessment
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Equality.
- Equity and Development.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Gender.
- Gender and Economic Policy.
- Gender and Economics.
- Inequality.
- Legal Framework.
- Millennium Development Goals.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Trade.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Equality.
- Equity and Development.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Gender.
- Gender and Economic Policy.
- Gender and Economics.
- Inequality.
- Legal Framework.
- Millennium Development Goals.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Trade.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2007.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This study presents an assessment of the role of gender in economic growth in Ghana with emphasis on constraints to enterprise operations, investment, and growth among women owned firms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women own up to a third of businesses in Africa, and that this represents a significant source for scaling up economic growth in such countries. In Ghana, women make up about 50.1 percent of the entire labor force and are mostly involved in micro enterprises and the retail trade. In spite of the fact that gender issues in Ghana have been given significant attention over the last decade in particular; and that Ghana ranks relatively well in terms of gender equity, there remains a number of legal, administrative, and institutional barriers that impede the growth of women-owned businesses and for that matter women in general to attain their full potential. This report was undertaken for the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) and coordinated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC's) Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa under the gender-entrepreneurship markets initiative. The study was conducted between July and November 2006. Most economically-active women in Ghana operate in the informal economy and are mostly involved in micro-enterprises and retail trade. Women in the informal sector tend to be located in the poorer segments of the economy, particularly in food crop farming and the micro enterprises sector. The general legal framework for property rights and business formation in Ghana does not contain explicit provisions that inhibit women's economic participation. For more publications on IFC Sustainability please visit www.ifc.org/sustainabilitypublications.
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