Authors : Miss. Vaishali S. Kadukar
Page Nos : 12-15
Description :
Women constitute almost half of the all population in the country. Women have been victim of social prejudices and discrimination. Even today, parents prefer male child to female .Women are generally presumed to be weak, inactive, helpless and people oriented. On the other hand, men are considered strong, aggressive, and independent and things oriented.
Assumptions become reality when society prepares males and females for performance in presumed role .As a result, men and women enter organizations with different skill sets. Women are taught depend upon to others, to limit their ambitions and to avoid exposure and risk. Such orientations and role prescription inhibit growth of self-confidence, innovativeness, achievement motivation and risk taking ability which is importance for an entrepreneurial career.
In Hindu’s Women has been describing as the embodiment of “Shakti”.But the society she is treated as weak and dependent. Women in traditional societies are still confined to the four walls of home ,children, household work and family rituals .Very few women get the opportunities to come out of the four walls and enter economic activities.in modern societies ,they have come out walls to participate in all sorts of activities. Women have been performing remarkably good in different spheres of activities like academics, politics, social works, administration, research and so no.
Key words: -Economic, women,entrepreneur and development.
