An account of growth in micro and small enterprises owned and managed by women in India

Abstract

The role of women in economic development of a country is well known. But when it comes to economic development of women in a country, particularly India, then the situation becomes grave and serious as women lag far behind men in achieving better standard of living. However, things are changing now as can be seen in the development of entrepreneurship among women in India. With the onset of the new millennium, participation of women as workers, owners and managers respectively in the micro and small enterprise sector has been increasing. This paper examines the growth of women run enterprises as well as employment of women in the small industry sector of India.