Women and E-commerce in Africa : Executive Summary (English)

The rapid digital transformation underway in Africa has the potential to have an equally transformative impact on women entrepreneurs. Although Africa boasts a higher incidence of women entrepreneurs compared to men, women-owned (WO) businesses across the continent tend to be smaller, have lower average sales, and have fewer employees. The exponential growth of e-commerce in Africa presents an opportunity to close gender gaps by opening more markets...

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Roscoe,Alexa;

Ntim,Charlotte Benedicta;
Document Date
2022/08/04
Document Type
Report
Report Number
174813
Volume No
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/08/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Women and E-commerce in Africa : Executive Summary

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Roscoe,Alexa; Ntim,Charlotte Benedicta.

Women and E-commerce in Africa : Executive Summary (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099556108052222599

Women and E-commerce in Africa : Executive Summary (English)

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