Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

Women entrepreneurship in India-A Case study

Babal Preet Kaur

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Women in India are playing an important role in country&rsquo;s governance, economic development and social progress. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Women&rsquo;s participation in work is an indicator of their status in a society. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Women contribute to the economy in many ways. Gone are the days when women were considered only the household entities commanded by males</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">. India has experienced rapid growth and development in the past years in many spheres. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The contribution of women is omnipresent and all pervasive in every sphere of life. The</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">presence of women in various decision making bodies helped develop confidence among other women.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> In India, recent statistics appear to show that women&rsquo;s workforce participation rates have declined.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> There are a number of challenges and obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study is to identify the major problems faced by women entrepreneurs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>