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Women are still facing many issues in the workforce, and being their own boss certainly is more appealing to some of the everyday issues they face outside of entrepreneurship. Gender roles are still very much a part of their lives, but some female entrepreneurs feel more in control when working for themselves.
The Women's University of Science and Technology, which is the first all-women's university in Kenya, allows women to access higher education and entrepreneurial training. [32] These programs have empowered women to create small to medium-size enterprises, such as tailoring and bead-making.
The state adopted a patronizing role towards women. For example, India's constitution states that women are a "weaker section" of the population, and therefore need assistance to function as equals. [2] Thus women in India did not have to struggle for basic rights as did women in the West.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson, State Bank of India (since October 7, 2013) [2] - now retired; Bala Deshpande, MD, New Enterprise Associates India; Chanda Kochhar (born 1961), ICICI Bank Former MD and CEO; Chitra Ramkrishna, Former Managing Director and CEO, National Stock Exchange of India
Different studies have examined the women in entrepreneurship roles and the attitudes and outcomes surrounding their participation in this informal economic sector. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] A 2011 study published by Tarakeswara Rao et al. in the Journal of Commerce indicated that almost 50% of the Indian population consists of women, yet fewer than 5% of ...
Studies in India [9] have shown that incorporating feminist collaborative learning can help reach women in historically more oppressed geographical areas. Educating women about the field of entrepreneurship has led to an increase in female entrepreneurs. Technology has also allowed for a further reach, in India, facebook was used as a tool for ...
In South Asia, women entrepreneurs lead 20% of social enterprises. [1] Women-led businesses provide economic empowerment especially in cultural contexts where women are not the main breadwinners. [3] [4] India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh all of which have seen a rise in social businesses in the last few decades. [1]
Stand-Up India was launched by the Government of India on 5 April 2016 to support entrepreneurship among women and SC & ST communities. Stand Up India Loan Scheme is a government initiative launched by the Government of India in 2016 to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate bank loans to Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women entrepreneurs in the country.