The Untapped Resource: Engaging Men in Supporting Women in Business in Uganda

Susan Namirembe Kavuma (), Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi (), George Bogere and Kiran Cunningham
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Susan Namirembe Kavuma: Centre for Budget and Economic Governance, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment
Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi: Makerere University
George Bogere: Centre for Budget and Economic Governance, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment
Kiran Cunningham: Kalamazoo College

A chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors, 2022, pp 509-529 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Worldwide there is increasing acknowledgment of the importance of engaging men in the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Drawing on an action research that engaged men in supporting rural women in business, the article examines the extent to which involving men in projects focused on increasing women’s economic empowerment shifts attitudes and gender dynamics that inhibit women’s success in business. The findings show that the intervention led to more collaboration and accountability within the households, and women felt more respected as entrepreneurs and better able to make their businesses a success. Further, the findings illustrate the need for involving men in programmes that empower women with the aim of getting “buy-in” to sustain the benefits of the programmes.

Keywords: Men; Masculinity; Women in business; Economic autonomy; Male engagement; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75556-0_19

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