Empowering Women in Entrepreneurial Way-Issues and Challenges

Women are considered to be the building blocks of any society. A nation can be self-sufficient only when its citizens are self-reliant, most importantly the women, who constitute almost half of the population of any country. Our North Eastern States, in many ways occupy a better position in terms of women empowerment both in society and economy. Women empowerment in developing countries particularly is very much essential to remove global poverty since women represent most of the world‘s poor population. Making women self-sufficient through entrepreneurship is the most sustainable approach of empowerment. Success of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh indicates the same. It is time to look at the issue with a renewed perspective, to give a boost to women entrepreneurs by creating awareness and providing necessary support. This paper is an attempt to investigate the potential of growth and possible hindrances that come in the way of women entrepreneurs.