Women’s economic empowerment:boosting women’s entrepreneurship in Africa

Abstract

Women’s economic empowerment is a process through which their capital (human, financial and physical) endowments increase along with their access to and benefits from economic opportunities, leading to improved agency and voice. Improving women’s labor market skills and increasing their financial and physical assets can not only empower women directly, but also improve their access to decent employment, with higher wages, better career prospects and competitive business performance. This report is aimed at offering (primarily) a body of knowledge and analysis on the pathways and policy tools available to Governments in dealing with women’s entrepreneurship; showing the relationship between economic empowerment and women’s empowerment; and contributing to women’s economic empowerment by boosting their entrepreneurship in Africa on the basis of the evidence provided.