Across the globe, women often face lower income opportunities relative to men. Many of the dierences in economic outcomes can be explained by the sectors in which women tend to operate. Structural factors also contribute to the gender gap in economic opportunities. Mexican women who cross over to operate businesses in male-dominated sectors perform better than noncrossovers in a range of indicators, including sales and profits. This brief focuses...
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2020/10/01
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Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits
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female entrepreneur
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Cucagna,Maria Emilia; Iacovone,Leonardo; Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina.
Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico : Breaking Sectoral Segmentation and Increasing Profits (English). LAC Gender Innovation Lab Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/337731602848034710