Difficult inroads for women in business

Women in Agriculture

At independence Botswana’s economy depended largely on agriculture, specifically beef production and women’s roles in the sector were very much pronounced. Recent studies show that while agriculture continues to be the country’s primary employer, women have struggled to keep their independence era dominance in terms of employment share. According to Statistics Botswana, agriculture accounted for 21.8 percent of the 874,297 jobs categorised as ‘gainful employment’, followed by public administration, wholesale and retail trade, real estate and construction.