Empowerment of Women through Entrepreneurship Development in Emerging Economies: A Case of India

Abstract

The present paper purports to overview women empowerment through women entrepreneurship development in emerging economies. Women empowerment through entrepreneurship has assumed greater importance to push forward the economic development of developing countries across the world. The development of a sound entrepreneurship culture is an index of the empowerment of people, industrial development, and the overall economic prosperity of any country. Women entrepreneurship has become a very important driver of women empowerment and sustainable economic progress. The paper reviews women empowerment, female entrepreneurship, gender equity, institutional support and problems of women in rural areas. It also suggests practical solutions to surmount the problems confronted by the women. The physical, material and technical supports have to be extended to the women entrepreneurs to get success and empower themselves. An imperative need is to promote and encourage women to take part and exhibit their mite in the central stream of economic activities and thereby promote economic growth and sustainable development. It provides further insights on the relationship between women empowerment and entrepreneurship and needs to focus special attention on promoting women empowerment as a part of UN sustainable development goals. Keywords: Women empowerment, Women entrepreneurship, Gender equity, Inclusive growth, Sustainable development goals.