Problems of Women Entrepreneurship in Andhra Pradesh

The women constitute not only half the world population but also sway the growth of the remaining half. They produce half the world food supply and account for 60 per cent of the working force but comprise only about 30 per cent of the labour force, receive benefits of only 10 per cent of the world economy and surprisingly own less than 1 per cent of the world real estate. They have little access to productive resources and negligible control over family income. This discrimination is the result of the gender bias malpractices prevalent in Indian societies are female fetus termination, killing the girl child at birth, less nutrition, medical care, education and freedom due to preference for the male child, marriage before puberty, dowry death, legal discrimination, professions exclusively earmarked for men, precarious widow life, etc. while such practices and activities are prevalent in Indian society, they are fortunality not the lot of every Indian women and are confined to certain communities and section of society. The studies reviewed above have analysed the study of women entrepreneurship at international, national and regional levels by the individual researchers, institutions and Government. A careful investigation at micro level is therefore necessary to take a correct stand in regard to the study of the various women entrepreneurships in Tirupati District of Andhra Pradesh. The study is mainly designed to analyse the problems of women entrepreneurship in Tirupati District of Andhra Pradesh State. In the first the list of registered units functioning in the district obtained from the District Industries Centre, TIrupati. There are all types of entrepreneurs are operating in TIrupati. District, after especially physically identified women entrepreneurs in TIrupati District. In all types industries are high concentrated entrepreneurs are also identified. The concentrated entrepreneurs are classified into nine categories which are specified below. The methodology explains that stratified random sampling method is employed for the selection of women entrepreneurs. From each category 50 per cent of the sample women entrepreneurs have been selected at random. Thus the study covers a total sample of 91 women entrepreneurs covering all the 9 categories and total sample size is 91 entrepreneurs in the study area