Entrepreneurship Training for Women in the Indian Rural Sector: A Review of Approaches and Strategies

Abstract

There has been a perceptible increase in both the intellectual and physical resources devoted to the cause of research and action in the field of women’s development. The author argues that initiatives in this realm are largely policy induced and devoid of any clear focus or strategy. Interventions that aim at promoting entrepreneurship among women in rural India are no exception. This paper reviews the strategies and approaches followed in the country over the past four decades and argues for the integration of gender as a critical parameter in the policies and programmes devised in the government as well as non-government sectors.