(Wl-4435)-Changing Structure of Female Self-employment and its Determinants

Given the existing social and cultural milieu, the bias between males and females is foreseeable in every aspect of life in Haryana despite being an economically prosperous state. The present study takes a closer look at the changing structure of female self-employment in Haryana with a view to assess the determinants of entry into self-employment. The findings reveal almost uniformity in the participation of males whereas the variation is quite noticeable in the case of females. Results of the binary logistic regression model revealed age to have a positive and significant impact, but only till the age of 44. Education also was found to have a positive and significant effect, i.e. more the number of schooling years, the more a female is likely to be an own account worker/employer. Family size is observed to have a negative and significant impact, implying larger the family in size, less is the likelihood for females to be an own account worker or employer as they would be engaged in family care duties. Policy measures such as increasing the number of schooling years for girls, stringent laws on limiting family size, extension of vocational training, and having course curriculums on gender sensitization at the school level are directed to enable female role in decision making for themselves as well as in family matters, and improve their social and economic status in the state. The government should boost the policies towards self-employment in Haryana. Microfinance, as an option, should be explored to support the activities of self-help groups in order to make females economically independent in initiating startups

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