The term “women entrepreneur” deals with that section of the female population who venture out into industrial activities i.e. manufacturing, assembling, job works, repairs/servicing and other businesses. Women entrepreneurs may be defined as the women or a group of women who initiate, organise and operate a business enterprise. Women are expected to innovate, imitate or adopt an economic activity to be called women entrepreneurs. The Government of India has treated women entrepreneurs of a different criteria-level of women participation in equity and employment position of the enterprise. As such “women entrepreneurs is defined as an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having a minimum financial interest of 51 per cent of the capital and giving at least 51 per cent of the employment generated in the enterprise to women.” Thus, on the basis of above definitions we can say that women entrepreneurs are those entrepreneurs who have taken initiative in promoting and running an enterprise by having a controlling interest in that particular enterprise.

1. DEVELOPMENT OF
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Dr. Emmanuel Daniel
Faculty of Social Work

2. SYNOPSIS
• Introduction
• Concept of Women Entrepreneur
• Functions of Women Entrepreneur
• Growth of Women Entrepreneur
• Problems of Women Entrepreneur
• Story of Ms Maneesha Panicker
• Government schemes for Women Entrepreneurs
• Recent trends
• Conclusion
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Women constitute around 50% of the world population
• In traditional societies, they are confined to performing household
activities
• The global evidence buttress that women are performing exceedingly
well
• Post 90’s women have started running their enterprises successfully
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4. CONCEPT OF
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
• As per Schumpeterian concept of innovative entrepreneurs, women who innovate,
imitate or adopt a business activity are called “women entrepreneurs’’.
• The Government of India has defined women entrepreneurs based on women’s
participation in equity and employment of a business enterprise.
• Accordingly, a women entrepreneur is defined as “an enterprise owned and
controlled by women having a minimum financial interest of 51 percent and giving
at least 51 percent of the employment generated in the enterprise to women”
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5. FUNCTIONS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
by Frederick Harbison
• Exploration of the prospects of starting a new business enterprise
• The undertaking of risks and the handling of economic
uncertainties involved in the business
• Introduction of innovations or imitation of innovations
• Coordination, administration and control
• Supervision and leadership
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6. GROWTH OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• In India, women’s entry into business is a new phenomenon
• Extension of their kitchen activities
• The number of women’s industrial units in Kerala was 358 in 1981 which rose
to 782. in March 1984
• Proper education of women in Kerala resulted in high motivation to be an
entrepreneur
• Financial, marketing & training assistance provided by the Government has
motivated women to assume an entrepreneurial career
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7. PROBLEMS OF
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
• Financial issues
• Limited Mobility
• Family Ties
• Lack of Education
• Male-Dominated Society
• Low Risk-Bearing Ability
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10. RECENT TRENDS
• High participation
• Promotion of women entrepreneurs
• UN declared the decade 1975–85 as the Decade for Women
• The Tirslldatiaml Conference India November 1981 advocated developing
women entrepreneurs for the overall development
• The 6th Year Plan, proposed to promote female employment in women-
owned industries
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11. CONCLUSION
• Awareness among families
• Spread of education
• Women in India are no longer confined to within four walls of the house
• Efforts from Government and the Non- Governmental Organizations
• According to the Sixth Economic Census by the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation, women constitute around 14% of the total
entrepreneur base in India
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12. REFERENCES
• Shadhin Kangal (2020) Women Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from
https://medium.com/@eduarticle/development-of-women-entrepreneurs-in-india-533e89866f55
• Women’s web (20I9) Percentage of women entrepreneurs in India. Retrieved from
https://www.womensweb.in/2019/07/women-entrepreneurship-in-india-2019-our-new-study-
uncovers-what-women-need-to-
flourish/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Sixth%20Economic,the%20total%2058.5%20milli
on%20entrepreneurs
• Josh Talks (2020) Story of Ms Maneesha Panicker. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dulBMqkuHes
• Channel IAM-English (2020) Government schemes for women entrepreneurs. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePmfH5_UCPU&t=52s
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