A new beginning

Startups are showing the way in gender diversity

Outside of the agriculture sector, a sizeable share of women in India are self-employed in the informal sector. The work tends to be in small-scale businesses, focused on sectors like retail and services. This is despite the dismally low female labour force participation rate. While the overall employment condition for women leaves a lot to be desired, there also seems to be a silver lining. Female entrepreneurship is on the rise in India. According to the recently released “Women in India’s Startup Ecosystem Report 2023”, the share of women-led startups increased from 10 per cent in 2017 to 18 per