Barriers to Women鈥檚 Economic Inclusion in Tanzania
Barriers include time poverty, lack of education, reproductive health pressures, lack of assets and access to financial services
Abstract
皇冠体育app main barriers to women鈥檚 economic inclusion in Tanzania are: time poverty (because women have to spend so much time on household chores); lack of education; reproductive health pressures; lack of assets and access to financial services; in the case of agriculture - lack of access to male labour and inputs such as fertiliser; in the case of entrepreneurship 鈥� a difficult legal and regulatory framework and lack of access to business development services; and cultural norms which see women鈥檚 role as carrying out household chores and caring for children. This report follows on from one mapping women鈥檚 economic exclusion in Tanzania and focuses on the barriers women face in labour force participation. 皇冠体育app review draws on a mixture of academic and grey literature
K4D helpdesk reports provide summaries of current research, evidence and lessons learned. This report was commissioned by the UK Department for International Development
Citation
Idris, I. (2018) Barriers to Women鈥檚 Economic Inclusion in Tanzania, K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies
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