If you're attending this today, maybe you should also listen to #Founders a @Her_and_Now podcast on our feed. Five women entrepreneurs and their journeys and subject matter experts like @Hardika100, @seema_econ, @lavsmohan and Soumya Kapoor of @IWWAGEIFMR open.spotify.com/show/2L7HxEps3…
https://twitter.com/IntheFieldIndia/status/1382539279151239175
A correction: we went to the summit website after a reader pointed out there are women on the panels. 7 out of almost 40 panelists are women, which is still a huge gap. It's a gap that's reflected in women's participation in the entrepreneurial landscape in India.
Dr Sabrina Correct Sr Fellow at @orfonline in Women Entrepreneurs in India: What’s Holding them Back? ‘Out of 58.5 m businesses counted by that census, 8.05 m were owned by women, about 13.76 % of women among the total number of entrepreneurs in India.’ orfonline.org/research/women…
India ranks 52 out of 57 countries surveyed in the Index of Women Entrepreneurs. The fact that few women own companies is part of a larger phenomenon of weak engagement of women in business says Dr Korreck in @orfonline orfonline.org/research/women…"
'Only 20% of all enterprises are owned by women, a majority of which are single-person informal enterprises — tells its own story of the blind spot that persists in recognising and supporting women entrepreneurs.’ @Sunaina_kumar in @orfonline orfonline.org/expert-speak/w…
In our podcast Founders with @Her_and_Now, Soumya Kapoor of @IWWAGEIFMR shares that 79 or 80% of women owned businesses in India are self financed. open.spotify.com/episode/4zZwLv…
.@Hardika100 of @KinaraCapital estimated that the gap in formal lending access to credit for microenterprises is close to $600 billion and growing. How did this problem come to be and how are women business owners particularly affected? #FoundersPodcast
"Less than 10% of women in India own their own property which is essential when a loan is being given." shares @Hardika100 in this episode of #FoundersPodcast open.spotify.com/episode/6aYZRc…
Soumya Kapoor of @IWWAGEIFMR points to three things that the state can do to support women entrepreneurs. 1. Budgeting and allocating enough financial resources for women to avail of. 2. Creating spaces and hubs for women entrepreneurs. 3. Easing processes open.spotify.com/episode/6aYZRc…
Then there's this research shared by @khoslasaksham
https://twitter.com/khoslasaksham/status/1369869440557387778
If you have any research/data or experiences trying to set up and run a business in India as a woman entrepreneur do share it with us
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