Emerging Women Entrepreneurs in India - Some Observations

The emergence of women entrepreneurs in a society depends to a great extent on the economic, social, religious, cultural and psychological factors prevailing in the society. Women participation in entrepreneurial activities in India is relatively a recent phenomenon. There is a noticeable increase in the number of women entrepreneurs and they are becoming ready to reach out for new jobs, new responsibilities and new experiences with a high amount of challenging spirit. Thus, women entrepreneurs are the women or a group of women, who initiate, organize and operate a business enterprise and are expected to innovate, imitate or adopt an economic activity.
For centuries, women have been victim of social prejudices and discrimination. Even, today, women are generally presumed to be weak, passive, dependent and people oriented. These assumptions inhibit development of self-confidence, innovativeness achievement, motivation and risk taking ability, which are very much essential for an entrepreneurial career.