An empirical study on women entrepreneurship in small scale industries

Despite making up over 50% of the nation's total population (48%) and contributing only 34% to economic growth, women's participation in that process is limited. To develop a meaningful career for themselves, women are now taking on entrepreneurial roles. Although small in size, the small enterprises have had a significant impact on the Indian economy by helping to decentralise resources from the male to the female side, making them better suited to employing women. The present study aims “to identify the socio-economic factors that limit women's entry into entrepreneurship and those that adversely affect their performance”. Additionally, it highlights the fact that institutions have created specialised programmes for women entrepreneurs and how, particularly in recent years, these programmes have improved the socioeconomic circumstances of women entrepreneurs.