SEMINAR ON: “PROFILE & MOTIVATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MAURITIUS”

 

 

 

 

 

I proceeded to the opening of a seminar on “Profile & motivation of women entrepreneurs in Mauritius”  at the seat of the Mauritius Research Council. The Government has set up numerous support schemes thorough SMEDA, DBM and other institutions to support entrepreneurship. It is also a fact that women may sometimes face discrimination and it becomes harder for them to start a business. The  Government has set up an Equal Opportunities Commission to address all forms of discrimination and to safeguard the interest of all citizens who feel aggrieved. Women entrepreneurs play an important role in the economy, both in their ability to create jobs for themselves and to create jobs for others. Self-employment represents an important job alternative for many women and perhaps especially for women in developing economies.   Women entrepreneurship must be examined both at the individual level and at the firm level (the performance of women owned and managed firms) in order to identify the challenges facing them and to devise mechanisms to support them.