PwC MSME Survey 2020
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Gender parity in the corporate sector is a global challenge and Nigeria is not an exception to this...
Women make up
about 49% of the
Nigerian population
and nearly one out
of four women in
sub-Saharan Africa
is a Nigerian.
Nigerian women
account for about
41% ownership of
micro-businesses in
the country, placing
Nigeria among the
highest
entrepreneurship
rates globally
There are 23 million
female
entrepreneurs
operating in the
micro-business
segment in the
country
Women own 20% of
enterprises in the
formal sector, and
about 12% of the
Directors on
corporate boards of
directors are
women
Nigeria ranked
128th out of 153
countries and 27th
out of 53 countries
in Africa, on the
World Bank's
Global Gender Gap
Index 2020
Source: PwC research
PwC MSME Survey 2020
PwC
June 2020
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