This policy note examines the challenges PWDs face in the Ugandan labour market, emphasizing the disparities and obstacles faced by disabled women. These disparities manifest in the form of gender-based pay disparities, limited representation in the formal sector, inadequate workplace modifications to account for people with disabilities working there as well as the low levels of schooling among school-going PWDs. The brief makes key observations in line with the employment status of PWDs. It highlights various policy actions that policy actors could undertake to reverse the declining female PWD’s labour participation. These underscore the urgent need to promote formal sector inclusion, formulate gender-inclusive policies, enforce mandatory workplace modifications, and provide financial support and subsidies for assistive and mobility devices.

EPRC, August 2023 - https://eprcug.org/publication/how-to-halt-the-declining-labour-force-participation-rates-among-female-persons-with-disabilities-pwds-in-uganda/