Access to Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is There a Gender Gap?

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Factors affecting the success of women’s entrepreneurship: a review of literature (2017, background): “…Alsos et al. (2013) F6 Formal education, education level Minniti and Naudé (2010), Kobeissi (2010), Berglann et al. (2011), Bender et al. (2013), Aterido et al. (2013) F7 Career (which consists of auto realization, financial success, participation, innovation, recognition and…”
Discrimination, Social Capital, and Financial Constraints: The Case of Viet Nam (2017, background): “Documenting women’s disadvantages in raising external capital in Sub-Saharan Africa, Aterido, Beck, and Iacovone (2013) have suggested that the gender gap in lending markets can be explained by ﬁrms’ characteristics and selection bias rather than by pure gender discrimination.”
Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and Determinants (2018, background): “Aterido et al. (2013) find that females are less likely to use formal financial services compared to males in a study of selected sub-Saharan African countries.”
Fearless Woman: Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation (2021, neutral): “Access to formal financial services, such as credit and savings vehicles, is crucial for entrepreneurship and firm growth (Aterido et al. 2013).”