Devesh Joshi’s scientific contributions

Women entrepreneurship is playing an important role in society by generating employment opportunities and inspiring the next generation of women entrepreneurs. Uttarakhand is one of those states in India where women have always been involved in agriculture, forestry, livestock, cattle care and dairying. They are good in managerial skills, leadership, allocating resources, and never giving up attitude. Uttarakhand women have been the backbone of the State's economy. Women are now showing their power in the field of entrepreneurship as well. Despite their experience, talent, expertise and hardwork, female entrepreneurs often struggle to grow their business and get recognized within the business community. Women entrepreneurs have to operate in sectors which are more women-oriented, because of the male-centric approach. Presently, female employment in the total employment of Uttarakhand is merely 8.28 per cent. The objective of the study is to examine the status of women entrepreneurs, identify problems associated with women in setting up and running their enterprises in Uttarakhand and provide suggestions for the existing problems and conclude ways of overcoming challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Uttarakhand. Most recent and relevant research studies, news and articles available on various platforms have been selected for the purpose of review.