Abstract:
The Role of women in economic development is critically examined and
emphercised by scholars in the recent past. The concept of gender development, gender
balance and gender empowerment are put forwarded by international organization such
as UNO in the development agenda of the nations. Human development report gives
more attention on gender development. The ideology of empowering the women
politically economically has penetrated in the modem society. Health and sanitary
services provided for female, extended educational opportunities for women brought a
new horizon in gender development. Gender empowerment policy helped to open the
door for women in employment and entrepreneurship. Women entrepreneurship is one
of a way to use the capability of the female in the development and to increase the
family income and employment.
The major objective of the study is to find the status of and issues of Muslim
Women entrepreneurship and the remedies to overcome the issues. The study carried
out with the primary and secondary data from the area. The findings were obtained by
analyzing the data qualitatively.
It has been identified that the role of females in the business development is
very poor in the region. There are no female headed industries and available some
informal small industries and business activities at a base level. Cultural rigidity, social
and family responsibilities, lack of capital facilities and fear to compete with male
entrepreneurship are major reasons for poor involvement of females in business
activities.
Preparing business development activities within the socio cultural
background, providing financial facilities specially interest free loans, creating
marketing facilities for their production could help to develop the Women
entrepreneurship among Muslim women in the region.
