JAN - 2019 A Bird’s Eye View of Women Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu Research Team: John Victor Arunkumar, Mridulya Narasimhan, Ankur Gautam, Nidhi Punmia LEAD Centre: IFMR LEAD Focus Area: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Gender Project Geography: 32 districts of Tamil Nadu, India Partner: Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII) at Government of Tamil Nadu Status: Completed Background: In spite of the significant contribution of enterprises run by women to employment and economic output in India, they continue to face a number of barriers to sustainable growth. This study assesses the ecosystem for women-run micro, small and medium enterprises in Tamil Nadu, with a focus on the needs of w...