Topic: Role of women and women’s organization,
1. While many Indian women have entrepreneurial ambitions, it is often more difficult for them to succeed. Examines the impediments to greater participation of female entrepreneurs in India. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
The Landscape Study on Women Entrepreneurship by EdelGive Foundation shows that women entrepreneurs spend most of their income on food (65%), children’s education (53%), clothing (51%) and health/medical facilities (24%), which results in better educated and healthier generations.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the impediments to India’s women female entrepreneurs and measures needed to overcome them.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving role played by female entrepreneurs in India.
Body:
First, write about various impediments to female entrepreneurs in India – unconscious biases, low confidence in business skills, difficult access to finance and networks, a lack of family support and child-care options, as well as insufficient safety in work and public spaces.
Next, write about the steps that are overcome the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
