News: Eleven women entrepreneurs have been shortlisted for awards under ‘Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment’ initiative.
Facts:
- Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment(WEE): It is a first of its kind social national initiative to strengthen women ecosystem.
- Founded by: The initiative has been founded by IIT Delhi and is supported by the Department of Science and Technology.
- Aim: To focus and ignite a fire amongst women from a college going student to a middle aged housewife to embrace entrepreneurship as a viable fulfilling career option.