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Women’s Self-Employment in India: Exploring the Significance of Demand-Side Opportunities

In: Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy

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  • Bidisha Mondal

    (IWWAGE-An initiative of LEAD at Krea University)

  • Sona Mitra

    (IWWAGE-An initiative of LEAD at Krea University)

  • Prakriti Sharma

    (IWWAGE-An initiative of LEAD at Krea University)

  • Aneek Chowdhury

    (IWWAGE-An initiative of LEAD at Krea University)

Abstract

Based on PLFS data, this chapter examines patterns in women’s self-employment in India amid rising female labour force participation and role of demand-side opportunities in deciding the nature of women’s self-employment. Findings show a decline in real earnings for self-employed women between 2020–21 and 2023–24. A comparison of the national scenario with a small pocket of regions where self-employed women’s earnings are above the national average (ANAE) reveals significant disparities. The ANAE region shows more non-farm work, a higher share of own-account workers, (a relatively better form of employment compared to unpaid family workers since the latter is non-remunerative in nature) among self-employed women, and stronger demand-side conditions, such as greater economic prosperity and non-agricultural employment. It also exhibits more favourable supply-side factors like higher socio-economic backgrounds and educational attainments among self-employed women. However, multivariate analysis confirms that regional opportunities significantly influence earnings, even after controlling for the supply-side characteristics.

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  • Bidisha Mondal & Sona Mitra & Prakriti Sharma & Aneek Chowdhury, 2026. "Women’s Self-Employment in India: Exploring the Significance of Demand-Side Opportunities," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Alakh N. Sharma & Aasha Kapur Mehta & Vandana Upadhyay (ed.), Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy, chapter 10, pages 209-249, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-95-6103-2_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-6103-2_10
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