A study on the role of Women Entrepreneurship in Achieving SDGs in India
Abstract
At present, the role of women entrepreneurs in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to identify the various challenges they are facing. Sustainable female entrepreneurship is heavily focused on poverty reduction, accounting for 41% of recent research in this field. Women reinvest approximately 90% of their income back into their families more than double the rate of men directly improving health, education, and nutrition. This study focused on the domains that influence Women's Entrepreneurship in Achieving Sustainable Developmental Goals. The research indicates that the entrepreneurship of women plays a crucial role in accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it propels economic expansion, nurture creativity, and advances social integration. To reduce gender gaps in the workforce, women entrepreneurs play a critical role in achieving SDG (Gender Equality). They do this by sanctioning additional women and generating occupations. Originality Women's entrepreneurship plays in accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the interplay between gender, innovation, and sustainable development from an entirely new perspective.
Citation
G. Arulselvan, A study on the role of Women Entrepreneurship in Achieving SDGs in India, International Journal of Business and Economics Research (IJBER) e-ISSN: 2455-3921; 12.3 (2026): 1-6.
References
- Government of India (2009-10), Economic Survey, New Delhi: Ministry of finance.
- Mitra s, (2006). “Pattern of female employment in urban India: Analysing NSS Data 1983 to 1999-2000”, Economic and political weekly, 41.48:5000-08.
- Khanka S.S. (2001). Entrepreneurial Development, New Delhi's Chand and Co.
- Sinha U.P. (2010). “Women Development and entrepreneurship in India in 21st century: A synoptic view” women's link, 16.2: 22-24, April-June.
- Dana, L. P., Sharma, N., and Acharya, S. R. (Eds.). (2020). Organising entrepreneurship and MSMEs across India (Vol. 11). World Scientific.
- Dhaliwal S. (1998). "Silent Contributors: Asian Female Entrepreneurs and Women in Business", Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 21 (5), pp. 469-474.
- Eshetu B. and W. Zeleke (2008). “Women entrepreneurship in micro, small and medium enterprise, Journal of International Women‟s Studies, Nov-12.2: n.p.
Publisher & License Information
This open-access article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Readers are free to share, copy, distribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the article in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the CC BY 4.0 license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.
Copyright: © Author(s)
Published by: Dr. BGR Publications | India
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)