Role of Women Entrepreneurship in India Women Empowerment

In India, status of women has changed over the years. Today we see women in all walks of life but still there are many who are far from forces of modernization. Modern Indian women illustrate transition from homemaker to sophisticated business women. An attempt has been made in this paper by author to analyze role of women entrepreneurship in the economy and their contribution to the society. This paper explores how women entrepreneur contribute to women's empowerment and help to achieve gender equality. Entrepreneurship is male dominated activity since early ages, with the changing times, this percept has changed. Women entrepreneurship development is an important factor in economic development of India. Women's economic empowerment is crucial to realize women's rights and gender equality. Modern women are seen in all economic fields like trade, agriculture, industry, medical and engineering besides new sector of defense. Women empowerment raises productivity, increases economic diversification and brings income equality. Mrs. Sunindita Pan "Role of Women Entrepreneurship in India - Women Empowerment" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33683.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/financial-economics/33683/role-of-women-entrepreneurship-in-india--women-empowerment/mrs-sunindita-pan