Women in Business in Rwanda

In 2018 Rwanda was ranked number five in women’s participation in the economy, their educational achievements, their health and their political involvement. Women occupy more than 50% seats in the parliament. Though there is a political will to promote gender equality feminism is not a culturally developed concept.

Most of the businesswomen in Rwanda are in the small trade business – the remaining majority are employed by local and international corporations in middle career positions. Rwandan women are believed to be very loyal to their managers.

Author

This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture. 

Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working.  We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.

This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in Rwanda only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.