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Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship in India
New Century Publications, July 2010, Pages: 230
India’s Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12) has recognized for the first time that women are not just as equal citizens but as agents of economic and social growth. The approach to gender equity in the Plan is based on the recognition that interventions in favour of women must be multi-pronged and they must (a) provide women with basic entitlements, (b) address the reality of globalization and its impact on women, (c) ensure an environment free from all forms of violence against women physical, economic, social and psychological, (d) ensure the participation and adequate representation of women at the highest policy levels and (e) strengthen existing institutional mechanisms and create new ones for gender mainstreaming and effective policy implementation.
Any development strategy will be lop-sided without involving women who constitute half of the world population. Women entrepreneurship has gained momentum since the early 1980s when countries in Asia (particularly India and China) and elsewhere started liberalizing their economies. The resultant globalization propelled by foreign direct investment, technological innovations and manufactured exports has brought a wide range of economic and social opportunities to women entrepreneurs.
The present work deals with various aspects of women entrepreneurship in India. It also explains the experience of other countries in this regard. Moreover, it examines in detail the activities and problems of women entrepreneurs in an important State of India, viz. Andhra Pradesh.
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