This paper examines the nature and determinants of female entrepreneurship in India based on survey data. The first part assesses basic characteristics of female entrepreneurship in India, while the subsequent sections analyse key determinants of female entrepreneurship based on the literature, and test their importance at the state level in India with the support of regressions on panel-data.

The low and declining female labour force participation rate in India despite strong growth over the past decade is puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of inclusive growth, and wellbeing.

In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called “Family 500+”, with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. It more than doubles fiscal support for families, making Poland one of the top spenders in the EU concerning cash transfers for families.

In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty.

Putting women on boards was just the first step

How can we make corporate life female-friendly? Deborah Hargreaves, former FT journalist and founder of the High Pay Centre think tank, spent a year talking to women to research this topic and she came into the studio to discuss her findings with Isabel Berwick and Josh Noble. Read Deborah's report here

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Australia has fallen back to pre-2007 performance on female economic empowerment with one of the biggest annual declines among OECD countries according to PwC's annual Women in Work index.

Three minutes into the conference, the journalist said 'Nick you played a great match'. Kyrgios turned to face her and his eyes lit up. 'You were at the pub last night,' he said,

The 39-year-old tweeted today that ' She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game ' will come out May 19, 2020.

Team GB and Team USA already have a slew of medals under their belt, but as these adorable photographs show, each and every one of our Olympians had to start somewhere.

The curly-haired 21-year-old accepted the honor in a yellow-trimmed kimono top and matching shorts which featured a b&w painting

The 19-year-old wore a delicate dress with an intricate black floral design as she attended the awards in Los Angeles on Saturday. The actress added black heels and a thick choker necklace.

Hosted by Victoria Justice, the awards show was broadcasted remotely for the first time in its 32-year history. It featured appearances from Ariana Grande, Kristen Bell, JoJo Siwa and more.

The Ryder Cup winner, a Danish national, was arrested on July 29 after a flight from Nashville to London.

US actor George Clooney believes the fight for better treatment for women is a 'constant battle'. In the wake of MeToo he said he told Paramount: 'It's all guys, we have to be part of the solution'.

The original owner, said to be a female beneficiary of a trust fund, is believed to have sold Chalet Helora to the Yorks in 2014 for 22m Swiss francs (£18m). They owe her £6.7m and she decided to go to court.

An employment tribunal in Llandudno, Wales, ruled Andrew Weatherby, 50, was sexually harrassed by a female coworker. It heard that she threatened to make 'his life hell' if he reported her to his boss.

Officials in Ventura County, Florida, have released surveillance video showing a female burglar falling through the ceiling of an Ojai restaurant during a break-in on Halloween morning.

England have been forced to ditch Manu Tuilagi from their World Cup plans after he pushed two female police officers in the chest as they tried to arrest him for grabbing a taxi driver's throat.

She made waves after she cancelled her performance at the Grammy Awards last month. But Ariana Grande captivated the crowd at iHeartRadio Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The Duchess of Sussex colour-matched her husband's military uniform with the vibrant £1,295 scarlet dress at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall last night.

Dr Karen Clark, from Glasgow, threatened the officer in February in the latest in a string of offences which have landed her in court over the last eight years.

Actor Joel McIlroy, 46, allegedly repeatedly punched a 29-year-old policewoman during a scuffle in the inner-city of Sydney, putting the senior constable in hospital.

Joel McIlroy, who could face seven years in prison if convicted of assault a young policewoman, was granted $10,000 bail in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday.

From Celine Dion setting trends in Paris to Selena Gomez wearing the perfect summer dress vacationing in Mexico, FEMAIL rounds up the week's fashions highlights.

Katie Sowers, 33, of the San Francisco 49ers made history on two fronts in Super Bowl 2020, when she became the first female and LGBT coach to reach the championship game this past Sunday.

The man accused of going on a stabbing spree through Sydney's CBD casually took a selfie in a laneway just moments after allegedly slashing the throat of a 24-year-old woman.

A 21-year-old Sydney man with a history of mental illness is believed to have killed a woman of around the same age in a residential unit before going on the rampage across the city centre.

Former Home & Away Actor Joel McIlroy is behind bars, accused of punching and shoulder-charging a female police officer in Surry Hills yesterday. 

Actor Joel McIlroy, 46, allegedly repeatedly punched a 29-year-old policewoman during a scuffle in the inner-city of Sydney, putting the senior constable in hospital.

Joel McIlroy, who could face seven years in prison if convicted of assault a young policewoman, was granted $10,000 bail in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday.

Maya Devi, 40, is the only woman railway porter in the Punjab city of Ludhiana. As the mother of a 12-year-old, she has no choice but to keep working.

She plays the first openly gay superhero in history - Karen Kane in CW's new Batwoman series. 

British Number One Johanna Konta said people have told her they 'want her to die', but tries to cut herself off from it by getting a member of her team to delete hurtful comments and block trolls.

Caroline Lucas has written to ten female MPs calling for an all-women Cabinet. The Green MP proposes a cross-party female leadership team to deliver a new referendum after winning a confidence vote.

The state reported its first case of Zika likely transmitted by a mosquito on Monday after lab results confirmed their suspicions. The patient is a woman near the Mexico border.

In a new fashion spread for The EDI T, the 38-year-old actress is seen channelling the late star as she wears a red flared trouser suit with matching heels while leaning back with a cane.

The uniformed women play a guitar, drums and accordion for North Korean Kim Jong-un as he watches them singing and dancing from behind a desk.

One of the men filmed the incident in Moorooduc, south east of Melbourne, which showed the P-plater pull up beside the small sedan and start to yell at Kaysha Plant.

FEMAIL reveals who is in the running to join Princess Eugenie as a bridesmaid when she ties the knot in May, including long-time pal Holly Bransoson and family friend Cara Delevingne.

The 29-year-old serving constable and her 24-year-old partner allegedly travelled by car from the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia into Perth without a lawful exemption.

A dating expert has polled a group of more than 200 Australian women about what their two favourite physical qualities are in a man, and the results aren't as obvious as you might think.

Khun Nam, 57, required first aid for an inch-long cut to her face after being charged by a bull that had broken out of the ring and into the crowd during a fight in southern Thailand on Monday.

Controversy erupted at the White House on Monday after officials had to issue a correction regarding the gender of Conan, the hero dog who helped run down terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Conan 'is in fact a GIRL,' according to a Defense Department official Tuesday, just a day after the most recent word out of the White House was that Conan was as male as his masculine name.

Serena Williams tops Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes for the fourth year in a row after amassing a huge £24million in 12 months.

French girl style is iconic. Want to add a little je ne sais quoi to your wardrobe? FEMAIL rounds up the most charming boutiques that you can only find in Paris.

Team GB and Team USA already have a slew of medals under their belt, but as these adorable photographs show, each and every one of our Olympians had to start somewhere.

When Laura Trott, and her fiancé Jason Kenny, step on the plane back from Rio this week, they'll bring with them a record-breaking five gold medals to their Cheshire home.

Michaela Sheldrake, 41, was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court after being caught with a huge hoard of child porn. She had also taken hundreds of indecent pictures of a girl under 16.