Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Analysis – Rwanda Report
November 27, 2023
The multi-partner, “Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Analysis” study encompasses 13 countries including: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Through a combination of primary and secondary research, the study identifies the growing economic sectors in each country that hold the most promising and lucrative opportunities for women, especially young women. The study also reviews the cultural norms, policies, legal provisions, skillsets, and other factors that can support women’s success in the workforce and as entrepreneurs in those growing sectors, including the positive potential role for cooperatives.
Since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, women have anchored Rwanda’s workforce. Gender indices show consistent improvements for women across education, wage equality, political participation and representation. Further investments in market and community interventions would support women’s empowerment at the grassroots and more women advancing into higher-paying roles.
The Rwanda country report covers the Agriculture (Coffee and Tea, Green {French} Beans), Fishing and Aquaculture, and Leather and Leather Products sectors, including sector-specific key findings and proposed policy and programmatic recommendations.
The multi-partner, “Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Analysis” study encompasses 13 countries including: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Through a combination of primary and secondary research, the study identifies the growing economic sectors in each country that hold the most promising and lucrative opportunities for women, especially young women. The study also reviews the cultural norms, policies, legal provisions, skillsets, and other factors that can support women’s success in the workforce and as entrepreneurs in those growing sectors, including the positive potential role for cooperatives.
Since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, women have anchored Rwanda’s workforce. Gender indices show consistent improvements for women across education, wage equality, political participation and representation. Further investments in market and community interventions would support women’s empowerment at the grassroots and more women advancing into higher-paying roles.
The Rwanda country report covers the Agriculture (Coffee and Tea, Green {French} Beans), Fishing and Aquaculture, and Leather and Leather Products sectors, including sector-specific key findings and proposed policy and programmatic recommendations.