Women Empowering Change: How Female Entrepreneurs Are Driving Growth in India
Women entrepreneurship in India is reshaping India’s economic landscape as more women step forward every day to launch innovative businesses. A new generation of change-makers is breaking barriers and ushering in a new era of progress through their visionary leadership.
Over the past decade, India has witnessed tremendous growth in entrepreneurship. However, women have faced many challenges in this male-dominated domain. Now, that is changing rapidly. The number of female entrepreneurs is surging, with women constituting an estimated 14% of total startups.
Trailblazers like Neha Bagaria of HER KEY are helping drive this revolution. HER KEY supports women entrepreneurs through resources, mentoring and funding. Bagaria shares that women are playing a pivotal role as job creators. She emphasizes addressing biases faced by female founders to help them scale up. Without women equally contributing as both job seekers and creators, PM Modi’s $5 trillion economy vision cannot be realized.
Another powerhouse is Divya Batra of Qirksmith, featured on Shark Tank India. She maintains curiosity around new technologies and designs solutions grounded in sensitivity and care for others’ experiences. Batra sees entrepreneurs through their vision, not gender.
The government’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform equips female founders with skills and capital. Sonika Malhotra of MBD Group calls women the “backbone” of society and economy, supporting families in and out of the home. Without this, she says the economy would collapse.
Initiatives from the private sector also help level the playing field. Shivani Badgai of TriChambers highlights empowerment’s transformative social impact – opening minds, prioritizing rationale over assumptions and recognizing women’s economic contributions.
As more succeed daily, India’s future looks bright. These trailblazers inspire generations and challenge norms, redefining what leadership means in business. Female entrepreneurs are empowering change by driving India’s growth from the grassroots up.
