Women as Entrepreneurs in India: Challenges and Opportunities | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

In the nation, the Women's entrepreneurship becomes the newest buzzword, as women are demonstrating their abilities in a variety of fields and outperforming men in certain areas. Women are excelling in a variety of professions these days, like pilot, engineer, scientist, doctor, lawyer, teacher and so on. If women can do these occupations so well while still managing their homes, why can't they operate 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 and talents for running a business. The current study examines the state of women's entrepreneurship in India, as well as the opportunities and obstacles that Indian women entrepreneurs face. This study also highlights the achievements of a few Indian women entrepreneurs. The research is based on secondary data 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 prosperity second. The Indian government has established a slew of programmes and laws aimed at speeding up the process of creating jobs for women and assisting current female entrepreneurs in scaling up their businesses. However, in both normal times and during the COVID-19 epidemic, legislative initiatives aimed at assisting women-owned businesses and the national economy have failed to reach a large number of extremely small-scale women entrepreneurs.