The chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Ms. Safia Nalule Jjuuko, stated during a discussion on financing gender equality and women’s empowerment that despite a growing demand for support for women-owned businesses, resources allocated for gender and equity interventions have been declining, falling to Sh9.4 billion from Sh9.8 billion in the 2019–20 fiscal year.
The Equal Opportunities Commission has revealed that gender discrimination is costing Ugandan billions of shillings. According to the Commission and reported by the Ugandan news source The Monitor Uganda, the loss in terms of gross domestic product among sub-Saharan African nations is north of $67 million (Shs252 billion).
Similar to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, gender inequality in Uganda is still a major problem that costs governments billions of shillings each year.
