Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Analysis – Tanzania Report

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.

Tanzania has enacted policies to create an enabling, gender-equal environment. This underlies its high female labour force participation (80%), though more women remain unemployed/underemployed than men. Besides supporting women to access higher growth/better paying roles, aligning the provisions and enforcement of statutory, customary, and religious laws would support women and their communities.

The Tanzania country report covers the Agriculture (Livestock, Horticulture), Tourism and Hospitality, and Wholesale and Retail Trade (Food and Beverages) sectors, including sector-specific key findings and proposed policy and programmatic recommendations.