Women entrepreneurship: a track to women empowerment and economic growth in India

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is the backbone of any country in socio economic growth. in the economic setup, women entrepreneurs are considered an accelerator for economic growth and development. Women entrepreneurs are Important in today's worldwide and have significantly boosted economic growth and reduced poverty. In India, males still hold most commercial positions, but more and more women are realizing how important it is to survive and to catch up to the men. The study attempts to identify the concept of women entrepreneurship, and women empowerment, economic growth and to find the relationship between them. It may define how women entrepreneurship helps to economy from developing to be developed economy with women empowerment. The study may be processed and investigated to make it beneficial to academics, researchers, practitioners, planners, and policymakers in the relevant field. A descriptive research methodology is used in this study in identifying the challenges and obstacles faced by these women socially and demographically to acquire in-depth information. Content analysis and library research techniques are used to analyze the facts regarding the said subject. Secondary data is used in this research by reviewing the relevant literature from authentic sources. The study has also proposed recommendations to address the existing issues of entrepreneurial women, their perceptions, decision-making power, and living conditions along with suggestions for their empowerment and economic development to analyze how women's entrepreneurship can be taken to the next levels from the initial stages in the developing countries.