Uganda: Uganda leads in growth, gender issues - World Bank report

A new World Bank Group (WBG) study cites Uganda as a leader in Sub-Saharan Africa in addressing critical linkages between economic growth and gender issues. But it suggests Uganda can grow faster by unleashing the economic power of women through speeding up the current process of removing barriers to business. The Director for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Lawrence Kiiza, said, "Gender is often considered a soft social issue, but we know it has important economic consequences too. The government has made a lot of progress in improving women's participation in the political process and we are trying to ensure women have the opportunity to fully participate economically too."