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Cultivating Women Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of SEWA

In: Social Entrepreneurship and Gandhian Thoughts in the Post-COVID World

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  • Arpita Ghatak

    (Royal Holloway University of London)

  • Aftab Alam

    (Indian Institute of Technology)

  • Israr Qureshi

    (Australian National University)

Abstract

This chapter explores the relationship between social entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment. The extant literature views social entrepreneurship as a solution to poverty and gender inequalities and discusses how social enterprises empower women by developing their skills and capabilities in emerging economies. Notwithstanding the important contribution, the theoretical foundations of these studies largely remain Western-centric and are limited in providing novel insights on the motivation, function, and impact of entrepreneurial activities. We extend this research by exploring the work of a social organization in India, the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and by delineating the Gandhian principles that guide its mission, organizational structure, and implementation process. We show how the theoretical underpinning of SEWA in Gandhian philosophy of nonviolence and dignity of labor has enabled it to design holistic programs that focus on “Women, Work and Peace.” We elaborate on the implications of these principles for building equitable, resilient communities during a crisis such as covid-19.

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  • Arpita Ghatak & Aftab Alam & Israr Qureshi, 2023. "Cultivating Women Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of SEWA," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Babita Bhatt & Israr Qureshi & Dhirendra Mani Shukla & Vinay Pillai (ed.), Social Entrepreneurship and Gandhian Thoughts in the Post-COVID World, pages 249-276, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-99-4008-0_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4008-0_12
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