For many African women, the opportunities for becoming an entrepreneur and growing formal businesses are even scarcer than for their male counterparts. Women typically struggle more with accessing loans from banks and other financial institutions in many African countries, and are often not given the same opportunities in education due to beliefs around traditional roles of men and women. For many low-income families, when given the choice to send either the son or daughter to school, the son is typically given preference. This year, only 27% of applicants for the Anzisha Prize were wome