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Breaking the Metal Ceiling : Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated SectorsA range of reasons is cited to explain
 gender differences in business performance in Africa. Within
 those, the sector of operations is consistently identified
 as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach
 to assess how women entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and
 strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what
 hinders other women from doing so. The study finds that
 women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as
 much as men, and three times more than women who stay in
 female-dominated sectors. The paper examines a set of
 factors to explain the differences in sector choices, and
 finds that there is a problem of information about
 opportunities in male-dominated industries. The analysis
 also concludes that psychosocial factors, particularly the
 influence of male role models and exposure to the sector
 from family and friends, are critical in helping women
 circumvent or overcome the norms that undergird occupational segregation.
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Female Entrepreneurs Who Succeed in Male-Dominated SectorsA range of reasons is cited to explain gender differences in business performance in Africa. Within those, the sector of operations is consistently identified as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach to assess how women entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so. The study finds that women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as much as men, and three times more than women who stay in female-dominated sectors. The paper examines a set of factors to explain the differences in sector choices, and finds that there is a problem of information about opportunities in male-dominated industries. The analysis also concludes that psychosocial factors, particularly the influence of male role models and exposure to the sector from family and friends, are critical in helping women circumvent or overcome the norms that undergird occupational segregation.
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Striving for Business Success : Voices of Liberian Women EntrepreneursWomen in post-conflict economies face a number of challenges. Often their businesses stay at embryonic stages only, due to three key limitations relating to: knowledge of business vision and management; access to finance and markets; and access to role models and networks. Added to the complexity is the risk of having to start all over again due to their countriesapos; political instability and the limited infrastructure to make their businesses proper and become more efficient over time. This report presents findings on the situation of women entrepreneurs in Liberia. It discusses the challenges that female entrepreneurs face as well as enabling factors that they encounter when operating their businesses in Liberiaapos;s post-conflict environment. Through the voices and experiences of women - as in the IFC series quot;Voices of Women Entrepreneursquot; that inspires it - this report sheds some light on the specificities of women doing business in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), such as those in Liberia. It identifies operational lessons and proposes recommendations on how to support women entrepreneurs and contribute to their economic empowerment in the transition from post-conflict to reconstruction and development. The women interviewed for this report highlighted how obstacles, such as limited financial infrastructure, restricted access to markets, and most importantly, insufficient networks to support women entrepreneurs, stifle efforts to create sustainable solutions for women entrepreneurs. The report offers operational lessons and recommendations on how to address these challenges and support womenapos;s economic participation and empowerment.