Empowerment of Women Through Micro Credit Based Enterprises in India: An Analytical Study Based on the Performance and Prospects of Micro Credit Enterprises
This is a study of empowerment of women and the impact of this in the context of achieving the goals of poverty reduction and rural development. It discusses empowerment with specific reference to the role of self help groups-affiliated micro credit based enterprises. Pointing out that the micro enterprise development is considered an indicator of the extent of empowerment of women in the country, it views the performance of the enterprises and the problems they ...
Over the last several years, despite enhanced global wealth creation, the number of people living in chronic poverty has been on increase. India is no exception to this. Despite the successive implementation of Five year Plans, the problem of poverty has not been eliminated. Gender inequalities have resulted in the concentration of women in unorganized sectors and unequal pay for equal work.
