Description: Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania : Creating Opportunities for Women

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Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania : Creating Opportunities for Women

The World Bank Group recognizes the critical importance of women's contribution to shared economic growth, especially in Africa. Women's important contribution to economic activity in Tanzania is well recognized: In the 2006 World Economi...

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Main Authors:	Ellis, Amanda, Blackden, Mark, Cutura, Josephine, MacCulloch, Fiona, Seebens, Holger
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY WORK AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BANKING SERVICES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER ROLES GIRLS IN SCHOOL GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND HUSBANDS IMMEDIATE ACCESS INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUALITIES INFORMAL ECONOMY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB SECURITY KEY CHALLENGE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE OF WOMEN LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR MARKET LABOUR FORCE LABOUR FORCE SURVEY LACK OF AWARENESS LACK OF FINANCE LACK OF INFORMATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LEGAL ACCESS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE LINES OF CREDIT LOCAL AUTHORITIES MATERNITY LEAVE MFI MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LOANS MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL STRATEGY NATURAL RESOURCES NEW COMPANIES NUMBER OF WOMEN OBSTACLES TO GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY REDUCTION PREJUDICES PREVAILING ATTITUDES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PROGRESS PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY PROPERTY LAWS PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF FUNDS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS RELATION TO INHERITANCE REPOSSESSION RIGHT OF WOMEN RULE OF LAW RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOLING SECURITIES SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEX SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISE SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL SECURITY SPECIAL FINANCING SPOUSE SPOUSES START-UP START-UP CAPITAL SUCCESSFUL WOMEN TAX CONSTRAINTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADITIONAL PRACTICES UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION URBAN DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE VILLAGES WOMAN WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP WOMEN IN BUSINESS WOMEN LEADERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8706239/gender-economic-growth-tanzania-creating-opportunities-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6829

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Summary:	The World Bank Group recognizes the critical importance of women's contribution to shared economic growth, especially in Africa. Women's important contribution to economic activity in Tanzania is well recognized: In the 2006 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap report Tanzania was ranked number 1 globally, out of 115 countries, in terms of women's economic participation. This paper includes the following headings: gender and economic growth in Tanzania; starting and closing a business; access to land and site development; access to finance; operating a business -- taxation, infrastructure, and access to day care; labor laws -- how they affect women; access to commercial justice; access to international trade; and the way forward.