European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

WOMEN HEALTH – WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS DYNAMICS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Bhavya S. and Vaidya Rohit Mehta*

ABSTRACT

Women in India also have a higher rate of suicide compared to men. The most common reasons cited for women's suicide are directly related to depression, anxiety, gender disadvantage and anguish related to domestic violence this basically due to no source of earning for themselves and their totally dependency on men. A solution to this is women entrepreneurship and its sustainability Women entrepreneurs in India are handicapped in the matter of organizing and running businesses on account of their generally low levels of skills and for want of support system. The transition from homemaker to sophisticated business woman is not that easy. Women are generally perceived as home makers with little to do with economy or commerce. But this picture is changing. In Modern India, more and more women are taking up entrepreneurial activity especially in medium and small scale enterprises. Even as women are receiving education, they face the prospect of unemployment. In this background, self employment is regarded as a cure to generate income. This article throws a light on the role of women Entrepreneurs in India, push factors, the basic problems faced by the women entrepreneurs and the ways/ suggestions to overcome it and there improvements in their health due to the same. Finally it focuses on the productivity aspects of the women to the business field. Being women makes me not only feel proud but still face challenges to manage both home and business effectively.

Keywords: Push factors, women Entrepreneurs, Roles.