The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs in India

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India has been hailed as one of the fastest growing start-up ecosystem in the world, with 11% of adult population being directly engaged in early stage entrepreneurship.

The share of women entrepreneurs in the modern start-up ecosystem is also steadily rising. According to Sixth Economic Census released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, women constitute around 14% of the total entrepreneurship i.e. 8.05 million out of the total 58.5 million entrepreneurs in India.

What does this mean?

Changing trends in the corporate, social and higher education sector are further enabling women to take a leap and realize their entrepreneurial potential.  These include:

• Opportunity
• Education
• Financial freedom
• Access to mentorship
• Social dynamics
• Way forward

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