Catastrophic decline in women ownership of firms in India: 2014-2022

Rozi Kumari () and Rupayan Pal ()
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Rozi Kumari: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Rupayan Pal: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India

Abstract: Level playing field for women to participate in decision making and leadership positions is key to progress of a nation. Analysing widely used nationally representative datasets from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES), we document that women ownership and participation in top management of registered private firms in India has drastically decreased, from low to a very meagre level, during the period from 2014 to 2022, despite sustained GDP growth and launch of several government programs to promote entrepreneurship. The pattern of decline is consistent across sectors (manufacturing and services) and size-groups (small, medium, and large) of firms, barring some variations. This is true regardless of the measure of women ownership considered and is not due to entry and exit of firms.

Keywords: Firm ownership; Women; Private registered firms; Decision rights; Leadership; Entrepreneur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B54 G32 J54 L26 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2024-05
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