Factors Impede the Growth of Women Entrepreneurs: An Indian Experience Sharing

Abstract

Women are now being considered as a comprehensible part of the struggle for a stable economy. Women have recently become a symbol of change in India. Women are more respected in Kerala than any other Indian state. According to the 2022–2023 gender statistics published by the Department for Economics and Statistics of the Government of Kerala, 52.02% of the female inhabitants and men are over performing in literacy, but the performance of women in the economy is poor. In Kerala in 2022–2023, about 57% of the population was economically active, with only 25% of economically effective female population. In 2022–2023, 78% of the total units for MSME registered in Kerala were male, with 21% being female. Their needs are improved and a stable society is sure if women are empowered. Women entrepreneurs in Kerala are facing several challenges like insufficiency fund, poor technical skill, male dominancy, absence of women entrepreneur’s network etc. This study deals with the hurdles facing by women entrepreneurs in their career.