The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise also as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
GOAL 5: Ending all discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, it’s crucial for sustainable future; it’s proven that empowering women and girls helps economic growth and development. |
It is a ripe time to be in India as it prepares to become the world’s third largest economy by 2025 India’s GDP could increase anywhere between 16% - 60%1 by 2025 if more women participated in the workforce and contributed to economic growth. However, only 14%2 of the total 58.52 million entrepreneurs are women.
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Women entrepreneurs battle with some challenges..
A. Male dominated ecosystem and problem in scaling B. Mentorship: Dearth of sector-specific role models for women entrepreneurs, leading to difficulties in finding an advocate C. Funding: 2% of all equity funding raised in 2017 in India, went to women led enterprises. Debt funding also becomes difficult due to lack of property rights, low levels of financial literacy and overt dependence on male members |
Mailing Address:
Shakti Women 2019 C3: Collaborate And Create Change D-002, Aditya Mega City Indirapuram, Ghaziabad (U.P) India - 201040 Email: [email protected] Phone no: |