Bridging the funding gap for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Women business owners in Nigeria must overcome unconscious bias and societal constraints

Originally published on Global Voices

Nigerian woman in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria. Photo by Gates Foundation. Used with permission.

In Nigeria, where women make up half the 237.5 million population, an estimated 23 million female entrepreneurs account for 41 percent of the nation’s micro-businesses. This places the West African nation among the countries with the highest female entrepreneurship rates globally.