Women as Entrepreneurs in India: Challenges and Opportunities

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Published: Sep 3, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29070/gq01z522
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Women's entrepreneurship, India, challenges, opportunities, business

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Neetu .

Research Scholar, HBTU, Kanpur

Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh

Professor, Department of Management, CSJM, University

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In the nation, the Women's entrepreneurship becomes the newest buzzword, as women aredemonstrating their abilities in a variety of fields and outperforming men in certain areas. Women areexcelling in a variety of professions these days, like pilot, engineer, scientist, doctor, lawyer, teacher andso on. If women can do these occupations so well while still managing their homes, why can't theyoperate a business effectively? Women are simply more competent of running a business than men.Women are deprived of opportunities, information, and expertise despite having a lot of aptitude andtalents for running a business. The current study examines the state of women's entrepreneurship inIndia, as well as the opportunities and obstacles that Indian women entrepreneurs face. This study alsohighlights the achievements of a few Indian women entrepreneurs. The research is based on secondarydata gathered from publicly available sources. Women's entrepreneurship, according to academics,serves a dual purpose. It empowers women first, and it contributes to national economic prosperitysecond. The Indian government has established a slew of programmes and laws aimed at speeding upthe process of creating jobs for women and assisting current female entrepreneurs in scaling up theirbusinesses. However, in both normal times and during the COVID-19 epidemic, legislative initiativesaimed at assisting women-owned businesses and the national economy have failed to reach a largenumber of extremely small-scale women entrepreneurs.

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2022): International Journal of Information Technology and Management (IJITM)

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