Women Entrepreneurs in Rural India: Issues and Opportunities- A Study

Vol-6 | Issue-04 | April-2019 | Published Online: 05 April 2019    PDF ( 218 KB )
Author(s)
Dr. Rajesh M. Patel 1

1Assistant Professor, N. C. Bodiwala & Principal M. C. Desai Commerce College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India)

Abstract

Today major population of India constitutes rural women segment of whole population. Women are playing vital role in developing and building rural India. In India literacy rate is low especially in rural women and hence women are not getting employment as they wish. Low literacy rate and low family income force them to opt self employment i.e. entrepreneurship. This research article put emphases on issues faced by women entrepreneurs in rural areas and it also examines the opportunities available for rural women entrepreneurs.

Keywords
Population, rural women, segment, entrepreneurship
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