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Promoting Women Entrepreneurship and Empowering the Nation for a Better Tomorrow | Original Article

N. Rajendhiran*, Hidayath Ahamed S. B., in Anusandhan | Technology & Management

ABSTRACT:

Women’s empowerment has been an important achievement in the global women's movement. Women of the modern era take control of their lives to stand an equal footing in employment, education and other areas of development. The benefits are many - From greater social development to changes that improve the world when nations empower ambitious women through entrepreneurship. As key contributors to global economies, rural women make up a great source of power of development in both the developed and developing nations. Empowering rural women not only gives them greater dignity and welfare through entrepreneurship, also aids to improve livelihood. The dynamic changes soar high to the path of growth .Enterprise led by women can generate high productivity without compromising on the quality standards. Although, educational barrier, cultural inhibitions have always been a major barrier for women to pursue entrepreneurship, access to finance is also a major crisis plaguing these women led enterprises. Nevertheless, society is benefited with different solutions to management, organization and business problems through the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. "When women are empowered and can claim their rights and access to land, leadership, opportunities and choices, economies grow, food security is enhanced and prospects are improved for current and future generations" Women entrepreneurs’ especially economically and socially become agents of change.