{"id":40,"date":"2019-01-02T06:32:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T06:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog3.indifi.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:17:48","slug":"steady-rise-women-entrepreneurs-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indifi.com\/blog\/steady-rise-women-entrepreneurs-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth Of Women Entrepreneurship In India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Women\u2019s participation in India\u2019s workforce has increased from 23.3% in 2017\u201318 to 41.7% in 2023\u201325<\/strong>, showing a significant shift in economic empowerment across rural and urban areas. The Economic Survey 2025<\/strong> reports that more than 73,151 startups<\/strong> now have at least one woman director, and \u20b93,107 crore<\/strong> has been invested in 149 women-led startups<\/strong> through Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)<\/strong>. Meanwhile, female workforce inclusion has been reinforced by an expansion of women-owned enterprises and growing credit and skilling support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From woman entrepreneurs who are in the limelight like Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Ekta Kapoor, Indra Nooyi, Suchi Mukherjee, Richa Kar, Aditi Gupta<\/strong> to several others who carry out their business ventures quietly\u200a\u2014\u200aIndia is home to a diverse set of woman entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read:- Best Successful Business Ideas For Women To Start In India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a recent report*, there are around 8 million women entrepreneurs in India, and 10% of all formal women enterprises in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, then achieving this wasn\u2019t always easy. Let\u2019s take a look at how woman entrepreneurship in India has changed over the years and the factors that helped in putting women in the driver\u2019s seat of businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a Report:-<\/strong> A recent report called the India Startup Ecosystem Report (WISER) <\/em><\/strong>shows that more women are starting their own companies in India. Over the last five years, there has been a big increase in the number of startups led by women. In 2017, only 10% of startups were run by women, but now it’s up to 18 percent. This growth shows that more women are getting better education, getting more money to start their businesses, and the government is making rules to help women succeed in business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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