Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are an important instrument of growth for India’s economy. The contribution of the MSME sector to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to be around 8 to 9 percent in 2012 after agriculture;...

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Main Author:	International Center for Research on Women
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	GENDER SMEs MICROENTERPRISE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/305261504595238997/Gender-issues-in-the-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-MSME-sector-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28531

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spelling	okr-10986-285312021-04-23T14:04:48Z Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India International Center for Research on Women GENDER SMEs MICROENTERPRISE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are an important instrument of growth for India’s economy. The contribution of the MSME sector to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to be around 8 to 9 percent in 2012 after agriculture; MSMEs have emerged as the second largest source of employment in India. For growth to be inclusive and equitable, it is critical to understand how to enhance the role of women in the economy and in particular in the MSME sector. In order to fill the gap, the World Bank has commissioned International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), Asia Regional Office, New Delhi to conduct a short, field based assessment of gender issues in MSMEs in India. The study involved field-based assessment of gender related issues in select MSME clusters to identify challenges and opportunities for inclusion of women in higher numbers and at higher levels of growth in the MSME sector. The study findings will ultimately be operationalized into a Bank-supported MSME project in India and help inform Government of India policy on more inclusive growth of the MSME sector, especially towards strengthening gender equality and economic empowerment of women in the sector. 2017-10-12T20:48:10Z 2017-10-12T20:48:10Z 2014-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/305261504595238997/Gender-issues-in-the-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-MSME-sector-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28531 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia India
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description	Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are an important instrument of growth for India’s economy. The contribution of the MSME sector to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to be around 8 to 9 percent in 2012 after agriculture; MSMEs have emerged as the second largest source of employment in India. For growth to be inclusive and equitable, it is critical to understand how to enhance the role of women in the economy and in particular in the MSME sector. In order to fill the gap, the World Bank has commissioned International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), Asia Regional Office, New Delhi to conduct a short, field based assessment of gender issues in MSMEs in India. The study involved field-based assessment of gender related issues in select MSME clusters to identify challenges and opportunities for inclusion of women in higher numbers and at higher levels of growth in the MSME sector. The study findings will ultimately be operationalized into a Bank-supported MSME project in India and help inform Government of India policy on more inclusive growth of the MSME sector, especially towards strengthening gender equality and economic empowerment of women in the sector.
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title	Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
title_short	Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
title_full	Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
title_fullStr	Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
title_full_unstemmed	Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/305261504595238997/Gender-issues-in-the-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-MSME-sector-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28531
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Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India

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