Firms with female participation in ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa 2019-2020
Roughly 28 percent of the firms surveyed in Sub-Saharan Africa had a woman among the main owners in 2020. Compared to the previous year, the share of female participation in firms' ownership declined strongly. In 2019, 56 percent of African firms had a woman in an ownership position. On the other hand, female participation in top management has slightly increased in the region.
