TY  - SER
AU  - Dixit, Shailja
TI  - Women Entrepreneurship
PY  - 2013///
KW  - India
KW  - Challenges And Opportunities
KW  - Economic Development
KW  - Women Entrepreneurship
KW  - Microentrepreneurship
KW  - Women
KW  - Women And Microentrepreneurship
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Tenth Biennial Conference On Entrepreneu
KW  - Biennial Conference Papers
N2  - Women entrepreneurship is an increasingly salient part of the economic makeup and is a key contributor to economic growth in almost all countries. Any strategy aimed at economic development will be unbalanced without  involving women who constitute half of the world population. Women entrepreneurs comprise about a third of enterprises globally and contribute significantly to employment generation and development. Skill, Knowledge & adaptability in business are the main reason for women to take up entrepreneurship. Nonetheless, their potential is underutilized, and women's under-representation as leaders in both business and the political arena remains of concern. In many countries, women are not only less likely to turn to entrepreneurship, but their businesses are more likely to be informal, generate less revenue and employ fewer staff. Reasons  for this are varied and include unfavorable business regulations, continued cultural barriers, gender stereotypes, women's double roles at home and work, as well as unequal access to resources and bank credit. Major objectives of the study are to assess the role of Women entrepreneurs in creating new economy, to ascertain the factors in
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