International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2024;3(5):01-13
A Study on Women Entrepreneurship Development in Indian Context
Author Name: Shital Kale 1; Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pandey 2;
Abstract
Entrepreneurship has been a good avenue for citizens at large in every Nation. Entrepreneurship certainly doesn’t have any gender biases however it has been considered as male-dominated. In the current context, Women's Entrepreneurship has become the talk of the town, especially Youth. Women entrepreneurship is an economic activity of those women who think of a business enterprise, initiate it, organize and combine the factors of production, operate the enterprise undertake risks, and handle economic uncertainty involved in running a business enterprise. As per the independent study in 2022-23 by www.gemconsortium.org, globally, one in six women reported an intention to start a business shortly. The highest entrepreneurial intention rates were observed in low-income countries, where approximately 28% of women expressed intentions to start a business. While this study does describe the scope of Women Entrepreneurs, however situation may improve further. The current study is conducted with the help of both secondary data and Primary Data. The Primary data is in the form of a Survey Method. The Authors have collected stories of 5 Real life women entrepreneurs & recorded the learning. The Authors have also surveyed 111 Women respondents to study the various facets of Women's Entrepreneurship. The study aims to understand the essence of Women's Entrepreneurship and gather the challenges associated with Women's Entrepreneurship in the Indian Context. The study contributes a Women Entrepreneurship Development Model – SHITAL. The Theme of the study may have various other elements associated. Hence this may be a limitation of the study as the inferences are indicative in nature rather than exhaustive.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Development, Skill India Campaign, Skill Development