Feminist African Manifesto for Entrepreneurship

Empowering African Women Entrepreneurs: Unveiling Challenges, Igniting Change, and Crafting a Feminist Future

Perspectives

A deliberate approach to centre the lived experience of African women entrepreneurs in policymaking

Empowerment

An intentional effort to develop gender-inclusive, innovative and radical policies to enable African women founders to thrive

Catalyst

A set of recommendations for policy leaders to refine and deliver Startup Acts and other supporting legislation with a feminist lens

Transforming the Landscape for African Women Entrepreneurs

 

This policy brief is an early-stage framework to support policymakers in Africa mainstream gender into entrepreneurship policies. It outlines the foundations of gender-inclusive entrepreneurship and innovation policies on the continent, based on women entrepreneur’s lived experiences. It’s also a social commentary and call to action for shifts in government approaches and entrenched social norms to accomplish Africa’s entrepreneurship’s full potential.

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