CONTENTS Preface 11 Acknowledgements 15 List of Contributors 17 PART-I. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: THE BACKGROUND 1. Women Empowerment-Still a Pipe Dream 23 -Dr. A. Ranga Reddy 2. Status of Women in India: Some Dimensions 28 -Dr. D. Pulla Rao 3. Women Entrepreneurship in India: An Analysis 44 -Dr. D. Pulla Rao 4. Women Entrepreneurship in India: A Gender Perspective 53 -Dr. P. Balamurugan 5. Marginalisation in the Midst of Modernization- 61 Women's Health Empowerment -V. BasilHans 6. Who Say Women Can't Pro-create on their Own? 76 -Dr. L. Rathakrishnan, Mr. V.P. Sriraman 1. A Study of the Status of Women Entrepreneurs and Determinants of their Empowerment in India 85 -Dr. R. Balasubramaniyam 8. Status of Women in Informal Sector 98 -Dr. D. Pulla Rao 9. Women Entrepreneurs: Current Trends and Future Avenues 108 -Prabha Mathur PART-II. SELF-HELP GROUP: MEANS OF SUSTAINABLE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 10. Self-Help Groups a Viable Alternative for Sustainable 113 Development -Dr. R. Seerangarajan, -Er. A.T. Narasimhan 8 Empowerment of Women Through Enterpreneurship 11. Self-Help Groups and Women Empowerment 121 -Mr. A. Ingarsal, -Dr. A. Balakrishnan 12. Credit Support to Women Entrepreneurs under SGSY: A Case Study of Tripura 126 -Mr. A.V. Yadappanavar 13. Impact of Micro-finance on Women Empowerment: A Case Study 152 -Dr. K. Thiripura Sundari, -Mr. Raj. Santan 14. Observations of SHGs in Micro Enterprise Activity 170 -Dr. M. Soundara Pandian, -Mr. G. Saravanan 15. Sustainable Livelihood of Women: A case study of 174 Mangalore City in Kamataka -Mr. D.P. Angadi, -Dr. Jayasheela 16. Women Entrepreneurship: Issues and Concerns 185 -Dr. Yathish Kumar PART-III. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS 17. Empowerment of Women Through Entrepreneurship: 197 An Empirical Study -Dr. G. Vijayalakshmi, -Ms. B. Prajeetha 18. Women Entrepreneurs in Jharkhand: An Overview 209 -Dr. Kiran Mishra 19. Economics of Women Micro Enterprises: A Case Study of Visakhapatnam city 218 -Dr. B. Padma Narayan, -Dr. B. V. Suryanaraya 20. Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurship in Visakhapatnam city 233 -Dr. B. Ratna Kumari, -Mr. Zilani Begum, -Ms. M. Anitha 2 \. Capacity Building of Women Through Tiny Industries 245 -Dr. L. Rathakrishnan 22. Empowerment of Women Through Information 261 and Communication Technology: Barriers in Developing Countries -Dr. U. Arabi 23. Enterprise Among Farm Women in India and Understanding their Constraints: An Exploration of NSSO's Household Data 282 -Dr. Nilabja Ghosh 24. Correlates Towards Emancipation of Women Entrepreneurship-A Diagnostic Study on Women Entrepreneurs in Food Processing Enterprises 313 -Dr. R. Ganesan 25. Women Participation in Dairy Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh 333 -Dr. I. Narendra Kumar, -Dr. G. Chandrasekar Rao, -Dr. V.K. Reddy, -Dr. V.B. Naidu 26. Fisherwomen and Entrepreneurship 347 -Dr. Arpita Sharma 27. The Role of Fisherwomen in Fishing Activity: A Study of the Fisherwomen in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 359 -Dr. T. Sobhasri, -Dr. G. Sanjeevayya 28. Women in Informal Service Sector: A case study of Beauticians in Visakhapatnam city 372 -Dr. (Mrs.) P. Tarakumari 29. Women Administrators in Non-Governmental Organizations388 -Dr. Shanthi Nachiappan, -Dr. B. Dharmalingam PART-IV. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS 30. Problems Faced by WovTn Entrepreneurs in Tiruchirapalli 403 -Dr. (Mrs.) V. Gamathi 31. Marketing Practices and Constraints in women Enterprises 418 -Dr. K. Selvarani 32. Women Entrepreneurship Problems-Casual Trends 434 -Dr. G. Varadharajan 33. Women Entrepreneurship in India-Problems and Prospects 444 -Dr. D. Pulla Rao Index 444