Development of Rural Women Entrepreneurs in India: Issues and Challenges
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-7, ISSUE-3, July-2018 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract Anshika Pandey Research Scholar, Deptt.of Sociology and Political Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, U.P., India Bandana Gaur Professor, Deptt.of Sociology and Political Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, U.P., India Economic and social development of women is essential for overall economic development of society and nation. Rural women are now increasingly taking part in entrepreneurial activities and running their own businesses. Women entrepreneurship development is the tool of women‟s economic empowerment. Empowerment through entrepreneurial activities leads women to self-fulfillment make them conscious about their status, presence, rights and their position in the society. Women Entrepreneur‟, in a larger sense, therefore is a woman who accepts challenging role to meet her personal needs and become economically s...