Gender bias and women

entrepreneurs

Unit-III Dr. Purvi Pujari

 Syllabus
 Gender bias and women entrepreneurs
 Women Entrepreneurs
 The Government of India has defined a woman
entrepreneur as -
 “an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman
having minimal financial interest of 51% of the
capital and giving atleast 51% of the employment
generated in the enterprise to women.”
 Problems Faced by Women
Entrepreneurs
 Family Ties
 Male dominated society
 Lack of education
 Social barriers
 Shortage of raw materials
 Problem of finance
 Tough Competition
 High Cost of production
 Low risk bearing capacity
 Limited mobility
 Lack of entrepreneurial aptitude
 Limited managerial and marketing ability
 Legal Formalities
 Exploitation by middle men
 Lack of self confidence
 Lack of technical know-how
 Advantages of Women
Entrepreneurs – Len Williams
 Emotional Intelligence
 Multitask Orientation
 Self – branding attitude
 Patience
 Motivation
 How to Develop Women
Entrepreneurs
 Better educational facilities and schemes
 Adequate training programmes on management skills
 Vocational training
 Making provision of marketing and sales assistance
from government part.
 Financial institutions should provide more working
capital assistance
 Infrastructure
 District Industries Centres and Single Widow
Agencies
 Programmes for encouraging entrepreneurship
 Involvement of Non Governmental Organisations
 Entrepreneurs V. Intrapreneurs
 Entrepreneurs are people that notice opportunities
and take the initiative to mobilize resources to make
new goods and services.
 Intrapreneurs also notice opportunities and take
initiative to mobilize resources, however they work
in large companies and contribute to the innovation
of the firm.

 Intrapreneurs often become entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurship: Corporate INTRA-preneurs

Intrapreneur = someone in an existing organization who turns new

ideas into profitable realities.

Not every employee has the ability to become a successful intrapreneur.

It takes well-developed strategic action, teamwork and communication
abilities.