Serious Citizens Part 1: Women’s Economic Empowerment

The Serious Citizen campaign collaborated with 9 radio stations across Uganda to produce a series of interactive radio talk shows on inclusive social norms and the position of women in Northern Uganda. These inclusive and locally-oriented radio talk shows allowed listeners to actively participate through SMS radio polls, call-ins, and Vox-pops.

1. BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Business people help to meet the daily needs of their households, and contribute to the development of Uganda by creating jobs and reducing poverty. As much as men are welcomed to become business people, women should also be able to run businesses. This poll question looked into the challenges women have to become successful business people.
Poll One Infographic Report


2. FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
In most households in Uganda, men are still the main breadwinners. Women also do a lot of paid work but in addition they contribute more through unpaid work like care for children, elderly, cooking and household work (According to UBoS (2019), women spend on average twice as much time on unpaid work as men). However, Women are not always involved in important financial decisions like buying or selling land or cattle.
Poll Two Infographic Report


3. WOMENS INHERITANCE RIGHTS
The Succession Amendment Act 2022 has brought an exciting shift in women's rights, granting women equal inheritance rights as men. This historic act promises to dramatically boost women's access to land, a vital resource for both agriculture and business investment. Yet, the real test lies in overcoming deeply entrenched traditional practices, which have historically favored men in inheritance and land ownership. What's the best approach to reform these customary practices, according to our listeners?

Poll Three Infographic Report
Polls part of this campaign:
AKICA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

BABA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

HITS SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

WEST SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

PACIS SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

MEGA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

WA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

DELTA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

SIMBA SC 1.4 | What is the biggest challenge for women in informal jobs?

AKICA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

BABA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

HITS SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

WEST SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

PACIS SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

MEGA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

WA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

DELTA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

SIMBA SC 1.3 | How can customary practices best be reformed to improve women’s inheritance rights?

AKICA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

BABA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

HITS SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

WEST SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

PACIS SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

MEGA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

WA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

DELTA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

SIMBA SC 1.2 | In your family, how are women involved in critical financial decision making?

AKICA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

BABA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

HITS SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

WEST SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

PACIS SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

MEGA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

WA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

DELTA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

SIMBA SC 1.1 | According to you, what is the most significant social barrier for women to become successful business people?

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