Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Fatma El-Hamidi (fatma@pitt.edu)
Abstract
This paper is an investigation of female entrepreneurship in Ghana. It seeks to answer the following question: Why are Ghanaian women so heavily concentrated in microenterprise in the informal economy? The literature review explores labor market trends for women on three different scales including an overview of developing countries, Sub-Saharan Africa regional, and Ghana-specific analysis. After exploring issues women face in formal employment, the study delves into business operations of informal, urban-based market participants by analyzing data pertaining to Ghanaian microenterprise. Additionally, the paper details the experiences and views of female entrepreneurs through in-depth interviews and participant observations with thirty female textile traders conducted in Makola Market in Accra, Ghana during the summers of 2012 and 2014. This study will contribute to the growing body of work on female entrepreneurship in the West African region.
Recommended Citation
Agyemang, Loretta
(2017)
"Women’s Work: Labor Market Outcomes and Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana,"
Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 3
, Article 2.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/bjur/vol3/iss1/2
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