Entrepreneurship and Women Empowerment in Kanyakumari District

I. R. Sheela*
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Women's Christian College, Nagercoil-629001 (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli-627012).
Periodicity:January - June'2024
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/bresearch.24.1.20905

Abstract

Women in Kanyakumari are well-educated with technical and professional qualifications. Many have joined their family businesses as equal partners. They have their own personal choices and the courage to undertake new ventures. Women are engaged in selling eco-friendly bags, dolls, soft toys, handicrafts, sanitary materials, plates and cups made of areca leaves, decorative items, chocolates, ice creams, and more. In urban and semi-urban areas, they are involved in selling designer saris, doing mirror work, making furniture, landscaping, tailoring and embroidery work, fashion designing, operating mobile laundries, screen printing, cyber cafés, driving schools, supplying household articles, managing beauty parlors, operating DTP centers, manufacturing and exporting food products, interior designing, and so on. This study aims to explore the role of women entrepreneurs and their economic status in Kanyakumari District.

Keywords

Women-Owned Businesses, Economic Empowerment of Women, Women Entrepreneurs in Kanyakumari, Small Business Development, Gender Equality in Entrepreneurship.

How to Cite this Article?

Sheela, I. R. (2024). Entrepreneurship and Women Empowerment in Kanyakumari District. B-Research, 24(1), 31-35. https://doi.org/10.26634/bresearch.24.1.20905

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