Gender Gaps at the Enterprise Level : Evidence from South Africa
Female-owned small to medium businesses
in the Western Cape Province in South Africa are less
productive, generate lower revenues and have less employees
than male-owned enterprises. In this brief, we use the
baseline survey for an impact evaluation of a business
development services program to identify why these
differences exist and explore paths towards policy
interventions to overcome them. Author conclude that the
concentration of businesses in low performing sectors, the
lack of commitment to the business, the intertwining of
household and business responsibilities, and access to
finance can be important barriers to the growth of
women-headed enterprises. Author suggests targeted
alternative interventions to address these constraints and
recommend comparing their effectiveness through rigorous
evaluations. Author argue that the gender differences
identified in the performance of Small, Medium, and Micro
Enterprises (SMMEs) in this Province of South Africa can be
due to a combination of: 1) the concentration of
women-entrepreneurs in a small number of low-performing
sectors, 2) firms being seen by entrepreneurs as an interim
solution, 3) the intertwining of household and enterprise
money, and 4) credit constraints.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Campos, Francisco |
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| Format: | Brief
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2011-09
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO CREDIT,
ACCESS TO FINANCE,
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES,
ACCESS TO MARKETS,
BANK ACCOUNT,
BANK ACCOUNTS,
BANKS,
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES,
BUSINESS ADVICE,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES,
BUSINESS OWNER,
BUSINESS OWNERS,
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE,
BUSINESS PLAN,
BUSINESS PURPOSES,
BUSINESS SERVICES,
CAPITAL INVESTMENT,
COLLATERAL,
COMPETITIVENESS,
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS,
CREDIT GUARANTEES,
CREDIT HISTORY,
EARNINGS,
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ELECTRICITY,
ENTREPRENEUR,
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS,
ENTREPRENEURS,
EQUIPMENT,
FAMILY SUPPORT,
FEMALE,
FEMALE BUSINESS,
FEMALE ENTERPRISES,
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS,
FEMALE POPULATION,
FINANCIAL LITERACY,
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
GENDER,
GENDER DIFFERENCES,
GENDER GAPS,
GENDER PROGRAM,
GROUP OF WOMEN,
GROWTH OF WOMEN,
HOME,
INITIAL INVESTMENTS,
INSURANCE,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
JOB OPPORTUNITIES,
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE,
LIMITED ACCESS,
MANUFACTURING,
MARKET POTENTIAL,
MARKETING,
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES,
MICRO ENTERPRISES,
MICRO-ENTERPRISES,
MICROFINANCE,
PERSONAL LIFE,
POOR ACCESS,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT,
PRODUCTIVITY,
SAVINGS,
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS,
SMALL BUSINESS,
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS,
SMALL BUSINESSES,
TECHNICAL SKILLS,
TELEPHONE,
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,
UNEMPLOYMENT,
WILL,
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS,
WORKING CAPITAL,
YOUTH,
WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT,
AFRICA GENDER POLICY,
GENDER INNOVATION LAB, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/323411468114544442/Gender-gaps-at-the-enterprise-level-evidence-from-South-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25526
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