| | DECEMBER 20204 Startups are the growth engine of any nation today. Especially for developing countries like India, startups are the building blocks that are adding up to the growing economy and strengthening it brick by brick. However, the situation is still grim for women in the world of entrepreneurship. In the early 2020, India had nearly 58.5 million entrepreneurs and only 8.05 million of them are women entrepreneurs, which makes only 14 percent of the total entrepreneurs in the nation. This calls for all of us to introspect and find the reason behind it. Is it due to the social norms we have been living with where women are meant more for the four walls of the house, or it is because the government never emphasized on the 50 percent of its population that could contribute tremendously towards the growth of the nation? Are women still considered the second-class citizen in the world of entrepreneurship where giving them opportunity to grow seem futile? Whatever may be the case, but today women professionals are not just ruling the top management roles steering their companies towards the path of success, but they are even success startup entrepreneurs who are defying all those so called norms to not just be their own boss but even contribute to the country's GDP and generate employment. In our current edition of CEO Insights Magazine, we bring to you the story of few such women who are ruling the chart with their conviction, grit, determination and their ability to make a difference in the life of people and that of the country. Our issue `Top 10 Women Startup CEOs ­ 2020' tells you their story, their struggle, their ability to balance work and life and more. Read to know about them.Do let us know what you think! Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorialThe Pillar of Strength Firming the Startup Ecosystem Vol 03 · Issue 10 - 4 · December 05, 2020 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Editorial Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Avinash Roy Mandvi Singh Susila Govindaraj Group Art DirectorAshok KumarAdvertising Managers Ashu Sethi Shivam AgarwalNoida Rohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comCover price is Rs.150 per issue.Editor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2020 BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Repro-duction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsi-bility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accord-ingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Design S.Sivasankar Vetrivel SVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalCorrespondents Sigma Mohanty Subhadarshani Mohanty | | MAY 202031
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