September 25, 2026
Where women entrepreneurs find their niche
Women own relatively few informal trade and service enterprises, with their businesses being concentrated in care, retail, education, and personal services.
Sneha Mariam Thomas is a senior research analyst at the Centre for Economic Data & Analysis, Ashoka University. She specialises in research, data analysis, and visualisation to inform social and economic reforms across the public sector. She holds a Master’s degree in Applied Social Data Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science.