TY - BOOK AU - Hallward-Driemeier,Mary TI - Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa SN - 9780821397039 AV - HQ1788 .H35 2013 U1 - 331.4096 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Businesswomen KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Women KW - Employment KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Where women and men work -- 1. Self-employed, employers, and wage earners in the formal and informal sectors -- 2. The size, formality, and industry of enterprises -- Part II. Why women work where they do -- 3. Country patterns in income, human capital, and assets affect where women work -- 4. Sorting into entrepreneurial activities: individual patterns -- Part III. How women perform--and the constraints they face -- 5. Sorting drives gender gaps in productivity and profits -- 6. After sorting, constraints depend on the type of enterprise -- Part IV. Shifting women to more productive work -- 7. Increasing the right to own and control assets -- 8. Expanding women's access to finance -- 9. Enriching managerial and financial skills -- 10. Strengthening women's voices in business environment reforms -- 11. Toward an action agenda UR - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-9703-9 ER -