Data Science Podcast and Ability Income Scalability of Woman Entrepreneurship in India

Abstract

Studies have shown that social businesses may play an essential role in women's economic empowerment in developing countries. Compared to other countries, India remains far behind on many gender equality indicators, especially regarding economic success. While research has been conducted on the critical subject of barrier to entrance, less attention has been paid to the equally pressing issue of expansion. The research demonstrates that female entrepreneurs do worse than their male counterparts regarding profitability and asset ownership. Hence this paper proposes Entrepreneurship Skill Analysis Model (E-SAM) to analyze social enterprises to develop an understanding of the systems and processes they adopt. First, simulating the choices start-ups must make when deciding whether or not to expand. This is followed by an analysis of potential institutional, supply-side, and demand-side impediments that prevent women business owners from expanding their operations. This study identifies three variables that may account for the disproportionate challenges women business owners face when expanding their operations: i) lack of access to markets, ii) an absence of knowledge, and iii) a scarcity of support systems. In addition, policymakers must weigh alternatives regarding stakeholder cooperation, costs, time, and resources. To this purpose, the suggest a range of interventions for each practical solution, from the lightest touch to the most involved, to provide the government with a means of piloting and refining its policy design and implementation strategies before rolling them out on a larger scale.