Encouraging women entrepreneurs to attain self-reliance
2 years, 8 months ago

Encouraging women entrepreneurs to attain self-reliance

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According to the Sixth Economic Census, only 13.7% women-led enterprises exist in India. The need for higher female labour force participation coupled with the rapidly growing environment for innovation and digitization in India calls for thrusts towards women entrepreneurship and employment as key pathways towards achieving economic growth. Programs such as UdyamStree by EdelGive Foundation, Women Empowerment Mission by SheReal and Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation have emerged as key successful pillars to enable innovation and women entrepreneurship. Thus, while recognising this gap between financial access and rural women entrepreneurs, WIEF, akin to Tasneem, also impacted women entrepreneurs such as Sangeeta to overcome hurdles and attain independence. [1> Private investment: View: Budget 2022 lays the groundwork for private investment revival in the economy - The Economic Times The author is the founder and chairperson of Women Innovation Entrepreneurship Foundation.

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IAS Subodh Agarwal’s Take On Education And Skill Development For Rural Women
3 weeks ago

IAS Subodh Agarwal’s Take On Education And Skill Development For Rural Women

ABP News  

New Delhi, December 3: "When women at the grassroots level are empowered to take charge, they become agents of change, reshaping their communities and challenging societal norms for a more equitable future.” - IAS Subodh Agarwal Women's empowerment is not just a fundamental right; it is a crucial pillar for sustainable development and societal progress. So let us seek insights …

How women entrepreneurs are driving business expansion in India
1 month, 1 week ago

How women entrepreneurs are driving business expansion in India

India Today  

India is witnessing a dynamic shift as women entrepreneurs emerge as pivotal contributors to the nation’s business ecosystem. Recently, Goldman Sachs also announced that 200 women entrepreneurs from its 10,000 Women Finance for Growth initiative, which seeks to support women entrepreneurs with access to capital, are poised to raise an estimated 850 crore rupees from investors, helping to expand businesses …

145 Million Women: A Crucial Catalyst for India's Economic Growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

145 Million Women: A Crucial Catalyst for India's Economic Growth

India Today  

The article highlights the crucial need to increase the female labor force participation rate in India to achieve a $30 trillion economy by 2047. The report proposes two key frameworks, E4 and PROGRES, to address the challenges faced by women in both rural and urban areas. By focusing on empowering women through entrepreneurship and job readiness, India can unlock significant …

Economic empowerment of women will lead to country's progress: President Droupadi Murmu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Economic empowerment of women will lead to country's progress: President Droupadi Murmu

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said economic empowerment of women will lead to the country’s progress and development, and asked men to help women achieve their dreams by identifying their capabilities. It is working for social, financial, educational development and women should take advantage of it, become independent and contribute towards the development of the state and the country,” she …

Women’s economic empowerment as a means to alleviate poverty
4 months ago

Women’s economic empowerment as a means to alleviate poverty

Hindustan Times  

India’s recent strides in poverty alleviation demonstrate the remarkable impact of inclusion and outcome-oriented policy and execution. According to the World Bank, if India increases its women labour force participation from the current 25% to 50%, it could bring India closer to an 8% Gross Domestic Product growth rate. To further support economic empowerment, the government’s lakhpati didis and Women …

Women’s economic empowerment as a means to alleviate poverty
4 months ago

Women’s economic empowerment as a means to alleviate poverty

Hindustan Times  

India’s recent strides in poverty alleviation demonstrate the remarkable impact of inclusion and outcome-oriented policy and execution. To further support economic empowerment, the government’s lakhpati didis and Women Entrepreneurship Fund Scheme focus on elevating women's financial status and fostering entrepreneurship. These efforts are complemented by programs like Mission Shakti and Mahila Shakti Kendras, which bolster women's safety, security, and community …

‘Personality and skill development help women achieve economic independence’
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Personality and skill development help women achieve economic independence’

The Hindu  

Personality development and skill development are as important as education for women for economic independence, said Bengaluru Kshemavana Chief Executive Director Shruddha Amith on Saturday. She was speaking after presenting certificates to participants at a six-day workshop on beauty parlour management organised by the Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute at Ujire. Ms. Amith said many parents do not …

Helping rural women find market for their craftware
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Helping rural women find market for their craftware

The Hindu  

Gouri Sanket Manjrekar, a young entrepreneur from Chikkodi in Belagavi district, has helped several rural women find stable market for their craftware. She also started an online forum for women named STREE-Educate Employ Empower that aims to empower women through education reformation. In 2019, she was given Indian Women Excellence and Leadership Award in the NGO and Rural Entrepreneurship category. …

More women take to STEM at college. But can India Inc stem their exit from jobs?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More women take to STEM at college. But can India Inc stem their exit from jobs?

Live Mint  

The country has seen a remarkable rise in women joining colleges, and many of them are studying science and technology courses, but that has failed to significantly improve the diversity quotient at corporate India. Yet, the high number of women graduates will take a while before they boost gender diversity in India Inc. During and after the pandemic, a large …

How women's participation in business influences the economy | Explained
1 year ago

How women's participation in business influences the economy | Explained

India Today  

Women around the world play a pivotal role in maintaining the stability and prosperity of their families. However, when it comes to entrepreneurship, business endeavours have, for years, been associated with men, thereby limiting women's opportunities to showcase their abilities. Nishtha Yogesh, Founder and CEO, Hunar online course, has shared how, despite facing numerous challenges, such as poor access to …

Women Entrepreneurs at the Heart of India's Digital Economy: A Call for Progressive E-Commerce Policy - News18
1 year, 1 month ago

Women Entrepreneurs at the Heart of India's Digital Economy: A Call for Progressive E-Commerce Policy - News18

News 18  

In the ever-evolving landscape of India’s e-commerce story, women entrepreneurs can stand at the heart of a remarkable transformation. A 2022 survey by the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust revealed that over 85% of women entrepreneurs struggle to obtain loans, leading to an unmet credit gap of over $11.4 billion for women-led businesses. E-commerce is proving to be the catalyst for …

‘Bengaluru start-up ecosystem has had trickle-down impact on rural Karnataka’s entrepreneurial aspirations’
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Bengaluru start-up ecosystem has had trickle-down impact on rural Karnataka’s entrepreneurial aspirations’

The Hindu  

India has been riding the start-up and entrepreneurship wave for a while now, however, the share of women entrepreneurs has been significantly low. NSRCEL, the incubation arm of IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society, recently launched the Swavalambane program designed to scale and support women-owned non-farm businesses in rural Karnataka. Anand Sri Ganesh, CEO …

Brave new world of women entrepreneurs
1 year, 2 months ago

Brave new world of women entrepreneurs

Hindustan Times  

One of the pillars of India’s G20 women-led development agenda is the promotion of women’s entrepreneurship. The sixth economic census says that women entrepreneurs account for 13.76% of the total entrepreneurs of 58.5 million in India. Women in tier 2 and tier 3 cities also need online/hybrid support that takes into account the time and mobility constraints of women entrepreneurs. …

Fostering women's entrepreneurship for progress
1 year, 4 months ago

Fostering women's entrepreneurship for progress

Hindustan Times  

In a quaint village nestled amidst lush fields and rolling hills, lived a determined young woman named Meera. Should India prioritise the creation of more women entrepreneurs, especially in the rural realm, the nation stands poised to catalyse innovation and investment in women's financial independence, education, and overall well-being. With a solution-oriented approach represented by the acronym ELEVATE - Empowerment …

Foundation laid for Women Entrepreneurs International Trade and Technology Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

Foundation laid for Women Entrepreneurs International Trade and Technology Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for the Women Entrepreneurs International Trade and Technology Centre that is coming up at Nandigama in Sangareddy. It promotes trade and technology among women entrepreneurs from India, Saarc and Asean countries. Farming, fisheries, livestock, dairy and edible oils production revolutions simultaneously happening in Telangana provide a lot of possibilities, he said adding that the …

Women’s Day: ‘There is need for female role models in tech-dominated fields’
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Day: ‘There is need for female role models in tech-dominated fields’

Live Mint  

Promoting women's participation and representation in entrepreneurship requires a multifaceted approach that addresses systemic barriers, changes people's attitude, and provides support and resources, Puja Srivastava – CTO and Co-Founder of spocto Solutions. Promoting women's participation and representation in entrepreneurship requires a multifaceted approach that addresses systemic barriers, changes people's attitude, and provides support and resources. According to the latest available …

Women start-ups, entrepreneurs on the rise in Kerala: Kerala Startup Mission report
1 year, 9 months ago

Women start-ups, entrepreneurs on the rise in Kerala: Kerala Startup Mission report

The Hindu  

There has been a significant increase in the number of women start-ups and entrepreneurs in Kerala spurred by various schemes and projects implemented by Kerala Startup Mission. According to a report released by KSUM on the eve of International Women’s Day, the number of women start-ups under KSUM has gone up to 233 in the first three months of 2023 …

International Women's Day 2023: Women Entrepreneurs Paving the Way for a New India
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women's Day 2023: Women Entrepreneurs Paving the Way for a New India

News 18  

In recent years, the Indian business landscape has seen a significant shift, with more and more women stepping up as entrepreneurs and making a mark in the industry. Women entrepreneurs are not only bring creativity, innovation, and empathy to the table, but they are also creating a positive social impact through their businesses. In fact, 20.37% of businesses in India …

Telangana Incubator, Dalit Bandhu Scheme Help SC Women Realise Entrepreneur Dream
2 years ago

Telangana Incubator, Dalit Bandhu Scheme Help SC Women Realise Entrepreneur Dream

News 18  

Neereti Mounika had just completed her intermediate when she got married. A beneficiary under the Telangana government’s Dalit Bandhu scheme and We-Hub’s support mechanism, Mounika is one of the many women from the marginalised sections, who is on her way to become an entrepreneur. “When I got to know about the Dalit Bandhu scheme, I made multiple visits to Huzurabad …

Indians make good entrepreneurs, says author
2 years, 1 month ago

Indians make good entrepreneurs, says author

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: An 18,100-km road trip to interact with entrepreneurs across the country changed her perceptions about enterprise for entrepreneur Bhairavi Jani, who then compiled her insights in the book ‘Highway to Swades’. The content is derived from her experiences from her travels over the past two decades, and especially from the mammoth trip in 2014 when she drove 18,181 km …

Women entrepreneurs speak of their journey at GIM
2 years, 1 month ago

Women entrepreneurs speak of their journey at GIM

The Hindu  

The Hindu Bureau Karnataka has always been at the forefront in championing gender equality and women’s empowerment, said Halappa Achar, Minister for Women & Child Development, Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment. He said the State had been traditionally very progressive when it comes to encouraging the holistic development of women in terms of education for girls, women’s participation in all …

Photos: Women-led businesses in north Nigeria struggle for funds
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Women-led businesses in north Nigeria struggle for funds

Al Jazeera  

Over five years, from 2017 to 2022, women-led companies in Nigeria raised $221m. But an astonishing 97 percent of that was concentrated in the commercial capital Lagos or in the southern region of the country, while a mere 2.8 percent went to women running businesses in northern Nigeria. The lack of substantial funding for formal and informal startup ecosystems in …

Why entrepreneurship is important for women to make themselves visible in developing countries
2 years, 5 months ago

Why entrepreneurship is important for women to make themselves visible in developing countries

Firstpost  

In several developing countries, social institutions perpetuate a cycle of invisibility among women across spheres such as the workforce, education, and healthcare. Especially in the South Asian region, which charts the highest in gender-based discrimination, these social institutions perpetuate absenteeism of women across middle and low-income countries from contributing to economic growth. A case for women entrepreneurship – a key …

Why women business owners are most promising engine of inclusive economic growth for South Asia and beyond
2 years, 7 months ago

Why women business owners are most promising engine of inclusive economic growth for South Asia and beyond

Firstpost  

To begin to realise the potential of women as business owners, the private and public sectors need to work together to enable greater access to markets and funding According to “ How to Rebuild Global Business for Good,” a special report underwritten by Moody’s Corporation and TD Bank Group and led by WEConnect International, when women business owners gain access …

International Women's Day 2022: Women breaking glass ceiling but gender gap challenge remains
2 years, 9 months ago

International Women's Day 2022: Women breaking glass ceiling but gender gap challenge remains

Firstpost  

We still need plenty of reforms to restructure the political and social systems to reshape gender-gap at breakneck speed Glass ceilings are meant to be broken; women are busy breaking free, and women are on a glass breaking spree. From the abolition of ‘Sati’ practice, the passing of the widow remarriage act, prohibition of child marriages, and the universal suffrage …

Ordinary women, extraordinary contributions
2 years, 9 months ago

Ordinary women, extraordinary contributions

Deccan Chronicle  

On Women’s Day, we salute a few ordinary women, mostly from rural and marginalized sections, who have braved tough challenges and are doing extraordinary work to secure the rights and ensure the welfare of other women and children. Motherhood is a behaviour and experience, how you love and care for someone involves an approach not guaranteed by giving birth.” Maya …

Women in business: Lack of finance, family support deters entrepreneurial aspirations
2 years, 9 months ago

Women in business: Lack of finance, family support deters entrepreneurial aspirations

The Hindu  

What comes in the way of a woman’s entrepreneurial aspirations? Ms. Manjunath said the State Government’s Elevate 100 was a great programme to promote entrepreneurship in general, but the Government overall lacked focus on women entrepreneurship. ‘Budget had nothing much for women entrepreneurs’ The State required a strong and viable women-centric industrial policy, said Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, a serial entrepreneur and …

Women’s Day 2022: How Women-Led Start-ups Are Ushering In A Change
2 years, 9 months ago

Women’s Day 2022: How Women-Led Start-ups Are Ushering In A Change

ABP News  

New Delhi: India’s start-up ecosystem has witnessed several changes — from making the field inclusive to encouraging women to lead the change. This sector also promoted inclusivity with 10-15 percent of tech startups found to have at least one woman, founder/co-founder, according to the NASSCOM Tech Start-up Report 2021. International Women's Day 2022: From History, Theme To Significance Of The …

How a Woman-led Organisation is Helping Rural Women Artisans become Self-sustainable in Lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

How a Woman-led Organisation is Helping Rural Women Artisans become Self-sustainable in Lockdown

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused immense job and income loss across states in India. At such a time, the Industree Foundation has been helping rural women find livelihoods through a program that has been designed to empower women artisans. The “Producer Owned Women Enterprises” or POWER program has been launched by Industree in partnership with USAID aims to empower 50 …

Programme helps Rajasthan women hone entrepreneurship skills
3 years, 6 months ago

Programme helps Rajasthan women hone entrepreneurship skills

The Hindu  

A series of women’s entrepreneurship development programmes launched by a Jaipur-based research institution has helped a number of women in Rajasthan overcome barriers to business creation and self-employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women were exposed to business theories and practices in several sectors, touching upon aspects such as developing business models, financial and operational planning, market research and funding sources. …

How Musahar Women from Bihar Are Taking Their First Step Towards Financial Independence
4 years ago

How Musahar Women from Bihar Are Taking Their First Step Towards Financial Independence

News 18  

Eighteen-year-old Santoli Kumari is the first woman from Makhdumpur in Bihar’s Jehanabad district to top the 12th board examinations. While for men, the reason is limited financial dearth, for women, the battles are many — considered to be the ‘inferior’ gender whilst also belonging to the ‘shunned’ caste. You need money to have a seat at the table,” says Surabhi …

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