Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Enhancement in Cameroon

The main objective of this study is to assess the effects of women empowerment on entrepreneurship enhancement in Cameroon. To carry out this investigation, data was collected from ECAM 4. The data was then analyzed with the use of IV-2SLS approach due to its ability to eliminate the endogeneity bias. The result shows that experience, access to credit, non-poor, ownership of land, access to water and formal training are significant drivers of women empowerment in Cameroon. Women empowerment is significantly observed to enhance entrepreneurship in Cameroon. There is a significant heterogeneity in the effects of women empowerment on entrepreneurship across married and singles in Cameroon. It can be recommended that policies should be made for empowering women in this field.