A striving woman in Indian society, who aims to establish her own business empire would be suggested to choose a career major, do Graduation and Masters in that and then get a relevant job in a large firm. When you are able to handle the position of CEO, you can become the entrepreneur of your business empire.
Women in Nepal and even those outside of it have rarely made it to the top of food chain. When we look at the spearheads of top organizations or reputable companies, seldom do we find women among the line of CEOs and COOs of those companies. So what has been keeping the talented women to reach the top? A study conducted by KPMG, 30% Club and YSC unveils thoughtful insights.
Recently, Catalyst issued a new research report according to which women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) industries see inequality in their jobs. The women who chose their career in STEM industries are likely to move to other industries as compared to the women in other industries. Report finds that the ratio of women withdrawing these industries and joining other industries to pursue as their career.
Women in business have earned name and fame neck and neck as did the men in Pakistan. Today, there are many Pakistani women running their own successful businesses.
Anita Borg Institute is going to host the fourth edition of Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ 2014). The quest event will be hosted in Bangalore from November 19 to November 21, 2014.
A look at some of the motivational and inspiring entrepreneurs in Bangladeshi SMEs.
Monika Agarwal, the wonderful lady is an MBA in Finance from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore. She is a successful entrepreneur running her business Jaid Durga Decor and besides the chairperson of FICCI Ladies Organization, Hyderabad Chapter.
For decades, Asian women have been famous for being all-rounders. They make an amazing mom and an even more caring wife. Without alarms they wake their kids up for school in the morning, they wake their husband up for office, they make their family’s breakfast within 15-20 minutes and that too while taking care of who likes to eat what; an omelette with toast, fruits’ milkshake, sandwiches or a pancake (service like that of a five-star restaurant).
Back in the nineties, fetching some water in the bucket and catching a bunch of fishes was all that was expected of girls in Bangladesh. When it gained independence, it was a very poor country and the poverty rate was so high, only few families could afford sending their kids to school.
Nepal, though having most of its population as females, i.e. 51%, is still a male-dominated culture with its accustomed beliefs of men being better than women or boys being better than girls. However, Hinduism being the most followed religion in Nepal, most of the people still swear by beliefs like ‘one baby boy is better than four baby girls’ or ‘a late-born son is better than an early-born daughter’.
For a very long time, Pakistani girls were considered to be born, just to grow up, get married and be able to make food for their husbands. It was not until the women empowerment programs in Pakistan came forward and made everyone reconsider their ancient thinking that they enabled the Pakistani women realise that nobody but their ‘own self’ can decide what they are destined to do.
India has always been famous for its yummy food and its full-of-colours culture, their beautiful Rangoli, which they make on religious days and their yummy daal makhani which compliments tandoori chicken. Everything that is famous about India is either directly or indirectly linked with the women in India. Neither their Rangoli, nor their tandoori chicken can be complete without an Indian woman’s consent. Some of those businesses are
Financial affluence is often considered the real factor that empowers women. However, some theorists counter-argue that even privileged women in third-world countries aren’t empowered because they lack the freedom to spend. The point holds truth for women in third world countries like Nepal as even the well off women are yet to benefit from their financial stability.
Small business ideas for women have been circulating all across the globe for quite some time now. Internet is the best hub to provide these opportunities to females for such purposes. As reported by international surveys (ICRW Organisation), there are more women than men present in the world today and the ratio is comparatively increasing, year on year basis. Along with this, women are said to be much wiser and more talented than men (ICRW Org). Money matters are better handled by women than...
Since the day Bengal attained liberty, the nation has been struggling with gender biassiness. The balance of this war is slowly tilting towards victory for Bangladesh and government as more women join men in entrepreneurship and state-level politics, but the battle is far from over.
Free resources are preferred over skilled and certified careers, especially when it comes to women in India; though skilled trades for women in India,
Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world. The same is largest in terms of area and citizens in South Asian region. This country is affluent in every aspect; culture, infrastructure, economics & commerce, manpower, technology, sports, and nature. The only realm where this nation lacks behind is women empowerment.
Women in the present day have been recognized as an indivisible part of the global struggle for a stable economy. Same is the case in India where women have recently become the symbol of change. See more..
Tamil Nadu has provided the country and the planet with valuable human assets. Many successful women hail from this state. More women entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu would headline page 1 and page 3 of Indian newspapers if not for barriers. How? Check out here!
Womankind is far from breaking the stereotypical shackles but they have surely made them weaker. According to Pramila Rijal – President of SCWEC – and Rajouria Rijal – executive director FWEAN – it is still “a long way to go.” They feel that there are a lot of other barriers that remain to be crossed, gender-equal policies, eradication of dogmatic beliefs regarding women as housewives, and financial access are most notable.
Nepali Women are cornerstone of the economy of their beloved nation. Out of total population which is 27 million, more than 51% are women. But the country’s economy rests over primary produces which means women put more efforts for fewer rewards.
Keralan state faces same problems though to a lesser extent. The state has the best Human development in India index but according to 2008’s Global hunger Index, the condition is “serious”.
Much like other developing nations, Bangladesh has developed true understanding of trading sans frontier and has accelerated its efforts since. Though productive, Bengali exports are limited in scope and hence are at the mercy of fluctuations of international market. Daring Tax-initiatives has improved the country’s exports dramatically.
Bangladesh deploys more than 45% of its population in agriculture. Women have a significant role to play in agriculture. Since the independence, women have been responsible for most of the post-harvesting work. By the time Bangladesh entered 1984, the country has already had twice as much female workforce as it was after independence. The percentage of women in labor force is 57.2 percent as of 2011.
Here are the top most small business opportunities for women in India. Women in this era can perform really well in the business sector. So, the project of USAID is going to empower the women entrepreneurship all over the Asia. In this post we are writing about our women of India.
Though it would seem that Sri Lanka has a better and a balanced gender role-play, there are regions where women suffer from patriarchy system, lack of education and opportunities for self-sufficiency. Women in urban societies have found better access to business in this ideal time, but rural and sub-urban women still stare at basic issues.
Sri Lankan women have yet to explore their true limits which lie beyond their homes. The fact that majority of Sri Lankan women contribute little despite being the numerically dominant gender has stacked up some problems for the country’s economy. High female participation is a determinant of individual and collective prosperity and is also a contributor in elevating living standard
Social franchises aim to create opportunities through their program and share ideas. Though their objectives are accomplished when adequate opportunities have been created, profits are also needed to keep the franchise running.
Privileged people use private healthcare for their health needs, but those unable to, may be far from it. For instance, more than 200 million women in the world need family planning but have no access.
Nepal is a country with tens of thousands of underexplored resources. Among those resources, Nepal has a talented and a reliable workforce. Despite the skills however, the nation still has a mountainous 47% unemployment rate. Yet, there is always hope for Nepalese – especially women – which are not only majority of its population, but also the majority in Nepal’s workforce since farming is the prevalent profession.
Since late 90s, women of Pakistan have started to enter organizations at an accelerated rate. And from the past decade, our women have started to take interest in entrepreneurship as well. Since the day our media matured in the past decade, women have become better aware of their surrounding opportunities and as expected from them, they have capitalized on them. The routes they’ve taken maybe somewhat different from men, but they have surely managed to overcome all odds and take their busine...
Women running in Pakistan have limited business opportunities. What further worsens their case is the fact that there is no such organization that can regulate business in women or even provide women with business certifications.
With Nepalese women honing their entrepreneurial skills, they earn a chance to engage in almost any business they like. Following are some of small business opportunities for women in Nepal.
USAID: Lending a Hand to the Talented Nepali Women. For decades, USAID has been playing its part to evolve Nepal’s socio-economics. We support these brave and talented women that have come forth to improve their life and their community’s life. Nepal prospers with each and every woman empowered.
Pakistani trends have drastically changed since early 2000s and now, almost every Pakistani woman wants to contribute monetarily to the family. The steady rise of this new trend has made many women head out of their homes looking for a satisfactory job. Other women find themselves trading products or offering service from home.
Despite all the recent advancement Pakistan is facing, our women are still lagging behind in almost every field. This lag is not by women’s choice though, as the discrimination, financial problems and others play a vital role in restricting our women from becoming successful entrepreneurs.
Increasing acceptance of women in business makes this decade, the best time for Sri Lankan women to start considering these business opportunities seriously. Our women today have the opportunity to start the business with as little investment as a few thousand Sri Lankan Rupees. Some of such small business ideas for women in Sri Lanka are being shared in following lines.
Pakistan is a country which is overflowing with economical resources. The country has seen better days economically but the current situation indicates otherwise. Our economic downfall is owing to certain factors. Among the factors, security and fewer women in entrepreneurial sector are two most common reasons
USAID social franchising program for women is determined to provide franchising opportunities for women in Sri Lanka – a clear and well-defined program to empower women.
In spite of its high literacy rate, Sri Lanka’s rural sector has neither been able to utilize their resources and capabilities nor has it managed to gain access to education and health. Such factors along with others have slowed down the women empowerment programs in Sri Lanka.
In any economy, the prosperity and success only lays in equality – Women making as much contribution as men. Pakistani women have emerged as powerful entrepreneurs lately...
