A Study of Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs during Covid-19 in India | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

ABSTRACT

Today Entrepreneurship plays a major role in the development of country as well as society. Businesses were mainly carried by male entrepreneurs before last few decades. But now women has made step out of the boundaries of the house and contributing towards the growth and development of family as well as society. They are not only managing their houses but giving contribution to their occupation as well. In the male dominating world, women are walking with men in every sector of economy of the country. But still the conditions of women are not so well in comparison to men. They have to fight for themselves. Sometimes they do not get support from their partner as well as society. Some people of the society make attempt to realize them as inferior from men. Although government is making effort to uplift the conditions of women to make them self reliant, covid-19 pandemic make a contribution in weakening women entrepreneurship in India. Most of the women have lost their jobs or put shutter on their business due to present pandemic. The present paper is an attempt to assess the present conditions and highlights the key issues faced by women entrepreneurs in India during covid-19 pandemic.