Sierra Leone Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Female economy ==== Women face discrimination when it comes to obtaining financial, social, and cultural help to start a business.<ref name=":4"/> It is difficult to avoid the economic paralysis in Sierra Leone given that more than half of the population in the country is women.<ref name=":4" /> Due to the lack of access to basic education, women are the least prepared when it comes to processing business licences, registering names or contracting.<ref name=":4" /> Not having the capital to start a new business is the biggest barrier for women.<ref name=":4" /> With the lack of technology, mostly in all Sierra Leone<!--What does this bit mean exactly?-->, it is hard to help a business to function.<ref name=":4" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page