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Empowering Rural Women by Developing Micro-enterprise

International Journal of Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Vol.6 , No. 1, Publication Date: Feb. 20, 2020, Page: 7-10

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[1]	Ali MS, Department of Social Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
[2]	Cook Kevin, Department of Social Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Rural women's economic empowerment is now seen as a very common sign of progress for a country. The topic of women's economic empowerment is therefore of paramount importance to economists, political theorists, social scientists and policy reformers. Self-help groups (SHGs) have paved the way for rural women to gain economic independence. Micro Entrepreneurship involves the members of Self Help Groups. Through this, rural women are economically independent and provide other people in the nation with employment opportunities. This article basically focuses on empowering rural women through micro-entrepreneurship and the role of micro-entrepreneurship among rural women. Therefore, economic empowerment of rural women has led to the development of the family, community, society, state and nation, and it is very important that we pay close attention to empowering women in rural areas for the real development of our country in all fields.

Keywords

Business, Micro-entrepreneurship, Rural Women, Self-help Groups

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