An Overview of Women Entrepreneurs in India


Authors : Dr. S. Thilaka

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 4 - April

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24APR699

Abstract : Women participation in the labour force and admittance to well-mannered occupation is immensely crucial for a wide-range and sustainable progress of any nation. At the comprehensive level, larger contribution of women in the labour force is fine for the whole economy. In India, women labour force participation rate is increasing appreciably in recent years. Even though, the women labour force participation rate is lower than universal average, but it shows an increasing pattern. On the other hand, a range of socio-economic factors that affect the female participation in labour force cannot be ignored. This article throws light on the trends and growth of such women labour participation in the job market. Hefty number of hurdles and obstacles prolong to subsist for women community to get into the labour market and acquire well-mannered and civilized occupations. The women community is excessively put through a extensive range of challenges concerning with easy ingress to employment opportunities, alternative jobs, working circumstances, unforeseen situations, safety of jobs, equivalence in wages, prejudice and inequality treatment and work-life balance and family responsibilities.

Keywords : Women Labour Force Participation Rate, Trends of Women Labour Force, Challenges.

Women participation in the labour force and admittance to well-mannered occupation is immensely crucial for a wide-range and sustainable progress of any nation. At the comprehensive level, larger contribution of women in the labour force is fine for the whole economy. In India, women labour force participation rate is increasing appreciably in recent years. Even though, the women labour force participation rate is lower than universal average, but it shows an increasing pattern. On the other hand, a range of socio-economic factors that affect the female participation in labour force cannot be ignored. This article throws light on the trends and growth of such women labour participation in the job market. Hefty number of hurdles and obstacles prolong to subsist for women community to get into the labour market and acquire well-mannered and civilized occupations. The women community is excessively put through a extensive range of challenges concerning with easy ingress to employment opportunities, alternative jobs, working circumstances, unforeseen situations, safety of jobs, equivalence in wages, prejudice and inequality treatment and work-life balance and family responsibilities.

Keywords : Women Labour Force Participation Rate, Trends of Women Labour Force, Challenges.

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