Uganda has registered an average annual GDP growth of over 5 percent over the last 5 years up to 2018 (WDI). However, this growth is not always reflected at the microeconomic level due to the persistence of inequality between different demographic groups in society. Gender inequality has been identified as the most significant and persistent of all inequalities and women are not reaping the same benefits and returns as men from the country’s strong macroeconomic performance. This examination of the state of Uganda’s economy and the place of women within it reveals that economic growth has not automatically resulted in a reduction of genderbased inequality
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